Method, apparatus, and storage medium for determining transmission configuration indication status

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a method, apparatus, and storage medium for determining a transmission configuration indication state, and relates to the field of communications technology. The method is used to enable a terminal and network device to use a consistent TCI state for transmission, thereby improving the signal quality of M-TRP transmissions based on the TCI state. The method comprises: receiving first information sent by a network device, and determining at least two search space sets with a linked relationship based on the first information; and receiving second information sent by the network device, and determining, based on the second information, a mapping relationship between the at least two search space sets and the transmission configuration indication TCI state.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present disclosure relates to the field of communication technologies, and in particular to a method, device, and storage medium for determining a Transmission Configuration Indicator (TCI) status. Background Art

[0002] In new radio (NR) technology, for example, when the communication frequency band is in frequency range 2, beam-based transmission and reception are required to ensure coverage due to the rapid attenuation of high-frequency channels.

[0003] In related technologies, to reduce signaling overhead, the use of a unified Transmission Configuration Indicator (TCI) state has been introduced. The unified TCI state can be a separate indication for uplink and downlink, or a joint indication for uplink and downlink. That is, if a network device indicates a TCI state for downlink, then the TCI state can be applied to the terminal's Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH) and / or its corresponding DMRS, and at least a portion of the Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) and / or its corresponding DMRS, as well as at least a portion of the Channel State Information-Reference Signal (CSI-RS). If the network device indicates a TCI state for uplink, the TCI state may apply to the terminal's physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) and / or its corresponding DMRS, at least a portion of the physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) and / or its corresponding DMRS, and at least a portion of the sounding reference signal (SRS). If the network device indicates a joint TCI state, the joint TCI state may apply to both uplink and downlink channels and / or reference signals.

[0004] The related technology is only applicable to the case of a single transmission reception point (S-TRP). Summary of the Invention

[0005] To overcome the problems existing in the related art, the present disclosure provides a method, device and storage medium for determining a transmission configuration indication state.

[0006] According to the first aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a method for determining a transmission configuration indication state is provided, which is applied to a terminal, and the method includes: receiving first information sent by a network device, and determining at least two search space sets with a link relationship based on the first information; receiving second information sent by the network device, and determining a mapping relationship between the at least two search space sets and the transmission configuration indication TCI state based on the second information.

[0007] In one embodiment, the method further includes: receiving third information sent by the network device, the third information being used to indicate at least one TCI state; determining whether to monitor the physical downlink control channel PDCCH candidate resources of the at least two search space sets based on the at least one TCI state; and / or determining to monitor the PDCCH candidate resources of at least one first search space set in the at least two search space sets based on the at least one TCI state.

[0008] In one embodiment, the TCI state indicated by the third information is a TCI state; determining whether to monitor the physical downlink control channel PDCCH candidate resources of the at least two search space sets based on the at least one TCI state includes: in response to the TCI state indicated by the third information being a TCI state, determining to stop monitoring the PDCCH candidate resources of the at least two search space sets.

[0009] In one embodiment, the determining of monitoring the PDCCH candidate resources of at least one first search space set in the at least two search space sets based on the at least one TCI state includes: monitoring the PDCCH candidate resources of at least one first search space set in the at least two search space sets based on the mapping relationship and the at least one TCI state indicated by the third information.

[0010] In one embodiment, the TCI state indicated by the third information is multiple TCI states; monitoring the PDCCH candidate resources of at least one first search space set in the at least two search space sets based on the mapping relationship and the at least one TCI state indicated by the third information includes: based on the mapping relationship and the multiple TCI states, separately monitoring the PDCCH candidate resources of each search space set in the at least two search space sets.

[0011] In one embodiment, the TCI state indicated by the third information is a TCI state; monitoring the PDCCH candidate resources of at least one first search space set in the at least two search space sets based on the mapping relationship and the at least one TCI state indicated by the third information includes: monitoring the PDCCH candidate resources of the first search space set corresponding to the one TCI state in the at least two search space sets based on the mapping relationship and the one TCI state.

[0012] In one embodiment, the TCI state indicated by the third information is a TCI state; monitoring the PDCCH candidate resources of at least one first search space set in the at least two search space sets based on the mapping relationship and the at least one TCI state indicated by the third information includes: monitoring the PDCCH candidate resources of the at least two search space sets based on the one TCI state.

[0013] In one embodiment, the TCI state indicated by the third information includes a first TCI state, and the search space set corresponding to the first TCI state is the same as the search space set corresponding to the second TCI state in the second TCI state and the third TCI state currently being used by the terminal;

[0014] The monitoring, based on the mapping relationship and at least one TCI state indicated by the third information, PDCCH candidate resources of at least one first search space set in the at least two search space sets includes:

[0015] Determine, based on the mapping relationship, a first search space set corresponding to the first TCI state and a second search space set corresponding to the third TCI state;

[0016] The PDCCH candidate resources of the first search space set are monitored based on the first TCI state, and the PDCCH candidate resources of the second search space set are monitored based on the third TCI state.

[0017] In one embodiment, the second information indicates a mapping relationship between the at least two search space sets and the transmission configuration indication TCI state in at least one of the following ways:

[0018] Indicate one or more TCI states corresponding to each of the at least two search space sets;

[0019] Indicate one or more TCI states corresponding to the control resource sets respectively associated with the at least two search space sets;

[0020] Indicates one or more TCI states corresponding to the control resource set group or control resource set pool index to which the control resource sets associated with the at least two search space sets respectively belong.

[0021] In one embodiment, the second information includes at least one of the following:

[0022] Radio Resource Control Signaling RRC;

[0023] Media Access Control Controller MAC-CE;

[0024] Downlink control information DCI.

[0025] In one embodiment, the third information includes at least one of the following:

[0026] MAC-CE;

[0027] DCI.

[0028] In one embodiment, the MAC-CE is used to indicate at least one TCI state, and the at least one TCI state corresponds to a code point in the TCI state indication field carried in the DCI; or the MAC-CE is used to indicate at least one TCI state corresponding to multiple code points in the TCI state indication field carried in the DCI, and the TCI state indication field carried in the DCI is used to indicate one code point among the multiple code points.

[0029] In one embodiment, at least one TCI state indicated by the third information is used to determine a quasi-co-site QCL assumption of at least one of a physical downlink shared channel PDSCH, a PDCCH, a control resource set associated with the PDCCH, a demodulation reference signal DMRS of the PDSCH and / or PDCCH, and a non-zero power NZP channel state information reference signal CSI-RS; and / or,

[0030] The at least one TCI state indicated by the third information is used to determine a QCL hypothesis of at least one of a physical uplink control channel PUCCH, a physical uplink shared channel PUSCH, a DMRS of PUCCH and / or PUSCH, and a sounding reference signal SRS.

[0031] In one implementation, the TCI state includes an uplink and downlink combined TCI state and / or a downlink TCI state.

[0032] According to the second aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a method for determining a transmission configuration indication state is provided, which is applied to a network device, and the method includes: sending first information to a terminal, wherein the first information is used to instruct the terminal to determine at least two search space sets having a link relationship; and sending second information to the terminal, wherein the second information is used to instruct the terminal to determine a mapping relationship between the at least two search space sets and the transmission configuration indication TCI state.

[0033] In one embodiment, the method further includes: sending third information to the terminal, the third information being used to indicate at least one TCI state, the at least one TCI state being used to indicate whether the terminal monitors the physical downlink control channel PDCCH candidate resources of the at least two search space sets; and / or, the at least one TCI state being used to indicate the terminal to monitor the physical downlink control channel PDCCH candidate resources of at least one first search space set in the at least two search space sets.

[0034] In one implementation, the TCI state indicated by the third information is one TCI state, and the one TCI state is used to instruct the terminal to stop monitoring the PDCCH candidate resources of the at least two search space sets.

[0035] In one embodiment, the TCI state indicated by the third information is a plurality of TCI states, and the plurality of TCI states are used to instruct the terminal to respectively monitor the PDCCH candidate resources of each search space set in the at least two search space sets.

[0036] In one embodiment, the TCI state indicated by the third information is one TCI state, and the one TCI state is used to instruct the terminal to monitor PDCCH candidate resources of the first search space set corresponding to the one TCI state in the at least two search space sets.

[0037] In one implementation, the TCI state indicated by the third information is one TCI state, and the one TCI state is used to instruct the terminal to monitor the PDCCH candidate resources of the at least two search space sets.

[0038] In one embodiment, the TCI state indicated by the third information includes a first TCI state, and the search space set corresponding to the first TCI state is the same as the search space set corresponding to the second TCI state and the second TCI state in the third TCI state currently being used by the terminal; the first TCI state is used to determine that the terminal monitors the PDCCH candidate resources of the first search space set corresponding to the first TCI state.

[0039] In one embodiment, the second information indicates a mapping relationship between the at least two search space sets and the transmission configuration indication TCI state in at least one of the following ways:

[0040] Indicate one or more TCI states corresponding to each of the at least two search space sets;

[0041] Indicate one or more TCI states corresponding to the control resource sets respectively associated with the at least two search space sets;

[0042] Indicates one or more TCI states corresponding to the control resource set group or control resource set pool index to which the control resource sets associated with the at least two search space sets respectively belong.

[0043] In one embodiment, the second information includes at least one of the following:

[0044] Radio Resource Control Signaling RRC;

[0045] Media Access Control Controller MAC-CE;

[0046] Downlink control information DCI.

[0047] In one embodiment, the third information includes at least one of the following:

[0048] MAC-CE;

[0049] DCI.

[0050] In one embodiment, the MAC-CE is used to indicate at least one TCI state, and the at least one TCI state corresponds to a code point in the TCI state indication field carried in the DCI; or the MAC-CE is used to indicate at least one TCI state corresponding to multiple code points in the TCI state indication field carried in the DCI, and the TCI state indication field carried in the DCI is used to indicate one code point among the multiple code points.

[0051] In one embodiment, at least one TCI state indicated by the third information is used to determine the quasi-co-site QCL assumption of at least one of the physical downlink shared channel PDSCH, PDCCH, the control resource set associated with the PDCCH, the demodulation reference signal DMRS of the PDSCH and / or PDCCH, and the non-zero power NZP channel state information reference signal CSI-RS; and / or, at least one TCI state indicated by the third information is used to determine the QCL assumption of at least one of the physical uplink control channel PUCCH, the physical uplink shared channel PUSCH, the DMRS of the PUCCH and / or PUSCH, and the sounding reference signal SRS.

[0052] In one implementation, the TCI state includes an uplink and downlink combined TCI state and / or a downlink TCI state.

[0053] According to a third aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a device for determining a transmission configuration indication state is provided, which is applied to a terminal, and the device includes:

[0054] a receiving module, configured to receive first information sent by a network device, and determine at least two search space sets having a link relationship based on the first information;

[0055] The receiving module is further used to receive second information sent by the network device, and determine the mapping relationship between the at least two search space sets and the transmission configuration indication TCI state based on the second information.

[0056] In one embodiment, the receiving module is further used to receive third information sent by the network device, and the third information is used to indicate at least one TCI state; the processing module is used to determine whether to monitor the physical downlink control channel PDCCH candidate resources of the at least two search space sets based on the at least one TCI state; and / or, based on the at least one TCI state, determine to monitor the PDCCH candidate resources of at least one first search space set in the at least two search space sets.

[0057] In one embodiment, the TCI state indicated by the third information is a TCI state; the processing module is used to determine to stop monitoring the PDCCH candidate resources of the at least two search space sets in response to the TCI state indicated by the third information being a TCI state.

[0058] In one embodiment, based on the at least one TCI state, the processing module is used to monitor the PDCCH candidate resources of at least one first search space set in the at least two search space sets based on the mapping relationship and at least one TCI state indicated by the third information.

[0059] In one embodiment, the TCI state indicated by the third information is multiple TCI states; the processing module is used to monitor the PDCCH candidate resources of each search space set in the at least two search space sets based on the mapping relationship and the multiple TCI states.

[0060] In one embodiment, the TCI state indicated by the third information is a TCI state; the processing module is used to monitor the PDCCH candidate resources of the first search space set corresponding to the one TCI state in the at least two search space sets based on the mapping relationship and the one TCI state.

[0061] In one embodiment, the TCI state indicated by the third information is one TCI state; and the processing module is configured to monitor the PDCCH candidate resources of the at least two search space sets based on the one TCI state.

[0062] In one embodiment, the TCI state indicated by the third information includes a first TCI state, and the search space set corresponding to the first TCI state is the same as the search space set corresponding to the second TCI state in the second TCI state and the third TCI state currently being used by the terminal;

[0063] The processing module is used to determine the first search space set corresponding to the first TCI state and the second search space set corresponding to the third TCI state based on the mapping relationship; monitor the PDCCH candidate resources of the first search space set based on the first TCI state, and monitor the PDCCH candidate resources of the second search space set based on the third TCI state.

[0064] In one embodiment, the second information indicates a mapping relationship between the at least two search space sets and the transmission configuration indication TCI state in at least one of the following ways:

[0065] Indicate one or more TCI states corresponding to each of the at least two search space sets;

[0066] Indicate one or more TCI states corresponding to the control resource sets respectively associated with the at least two search space sets;

[0067] Indicates one or more TCI states corresponding to the control resource set group or control resource set pool index to which the control resource sets associated with the at least two search space sets respectively belong.

[0068] In one embodiment, the second information includes at least one of the following:

[0069] Radio Resource Control Signaling RRC;

[0070] Media Access Control Controller MAC-CE;

[0071] Downlink control information DCI.

[0072] In one embodiment, the third information includes at least one of the following:

[0073] MAC-CE;

[0074] DCI.

[0075] In one embodiment, the MAC-CE is used to indicate at least one TCI state, and the at least one TCI state corresponds to a code point in the TCI state indication field carried in the DCI; or the MAC-CE is used to indicate at least one TCI state corresponding to multiple code points in the TCI state indication field carried in the DCI, and the TCI state indication field carried in the DCI is used to indicate one code point among the multiple code points.

[0076] In one embodiment, at least one TCI state indicated by the third information is used to determine a quasi-co-site QCL assumption of at least one of a physical downlink shared channel PDSCH, a PDCCH, a control resource set associated with the PDCCH, a demodulation reference signal DMRS of the PDSCH and / or PDCCH, and a non-zero power NZP channel state information reference signal CSI-RS; and / or,

[0077] The at least one TCI state indicated by the third information is used to determine a QCL hypothesis of at least one of a physical uplink control channel PUCCH, a physical uplink shared channel PUSCH, a DMRS of PUCCH and / or PUSCH, and a sounding reference signal SRS.

[0078] In one implementation, the TCI state includes an uplink and downlink combined TCI state and / or a downlink TCI state.

[0079] According to a fourth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, there is provided a device for determining a transmission configuration indication state, applied to a network device, the device comprising:

[0080] a sending module, configured to send first information to a terminal, where the first information is used to enable the terminal to determine at least two search space sets having a link relationship;

[0081] The sending module is further used to send second information to the terminal, where the second information is used to enable the terminal to determine a mapping relationship between the at least two search space sets and the transmission configuration indication TCI state.

[0082] In one embodiment, the sending module is used to send third information to the terminal, where the third information is used to indicate at least one TCI state, and the at least one TCI state is used to indicate whether the terminal monitors the physical downlink control channel PDCCH candidate resources of the at least two search space sets; and / or, the at least one TCI state is used to indicate the terminal to monitor the physical downlink control channel PDCCH candidate resources of at least one first search space set in at least two search space sets.

[0083] In one implementation, the TCI state indicated by the third information is one TCI state, and the one TCI state is used to instruct the terminal to stop monitoring the PDCCH candidate resources of the at least two search space sets.

[0084] In one embodiment, the TCI state indicated by the third information is a plurality of TCI states, and the plurality of TCI states are used to instruct the terminal to respectively monitor the PDCCH candidate resources of each search space set in the at least two search space sets.

[0085] In one embodiment, the TCI state indicated by the third information is one TCI state, and the one TCI state is used to instruct the terminal to monitor PDCCH candidate resources of the first search space set corresponding to the one TCI state in the at least two search space sets.

[0086] In one implementation, the TCI state indicated by the third information is one TCI state, and the one TCI state is used to instruct the terminal to monitor the PDCCH candidate resources of the at least two search space sets.

[0087] In one embodiment, the TCI state indicated by the third information includes a first TCI state, and the search space set corresponding to the first TCI state is the same as the search space set corresponding to the second TCI state and the second TCI state in the third TCI state currently being used by the terminal; the first TCI state is used to determine that the terminal monitors the PDCCH candidate resources of the first search space set corresponding to the first TCI state.

[0088] In one embodiment, the second information indicates a mapping relationship between the at least two search space sets and the transmission configuration indication TCI state in at least one of the following ways:

[0089] Indicate one or more TCI states corresponding to each of the at least two search space sets;

[0090] Indicate one or more TCI states corresponding to the control resource sets respectively associated with the at least two search space sets;

[0091] Indicates one or more TCI states corresponding to the control resource set group or control resource set pool index to which the control resource sets associated with the at least two search space sets respectively belong.

[0092] In one embodiment, the second information includes at least one of the following:

[0093] Radio Resource Control Signaling RRC;

[0094] Media Access Control Controller MAC-CE;

[0095] Downlink control information DCI.

[0096] In one embodiment, the third information includes at least one of the following:

[0097] MAC-CE;

[0098] DCI.

[0099] In one embodiment, the MAC-CE is used to indicate at least one TCI state, and the at least one TCI state corresponds to a code point in the TCI state indication field carried in the DCI; or the MAC-CE is used to indicate at least one TCI state corresponding to multiple code points in the TCI state indication field carried in the DCI, and the TCI state indication field carried in the DCI is used to indicate one code point among the multiple code points.

[0100] In one embodiment, at least one TCI state indicated by the third information is used to determine the quasi-co-site QCL assumption of at least one of the physical downlink shared channel PDSCH, PDCCH, the control resource set associated with the PDCCH, the demodulation reference signal DMRS of the PDSCH and / or PDCCH, and the non-zero power NZP channel state information reference signal CSI-RS; and / or, at least one TCI state indicated by the third information is used to determine the QCL assumption of at least one of the physical uplink control channel PUCCH, the physical uplink shared channel PUSCH, the DMRS of the PUCCH and / or PUSCH, and the sounding reference signal SRS.

[0101] In one implementation, the TCI state includes an uplink and downlink combined TCI state and / or a downlink TCI state.

[0102] According to the fifth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a device for determining a transmission configuration indication status is provided, comprising: a processor; a memory for storing processor-executable instructions; wherein the processor is configured to: execute the method described in the above-mentioned first aspect and any one of its embodiments.

[0103] According to the sixth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a device for determining a transmission configuration indication status is provided, comprising: a processor; a memory for storing processor-executable instructions; wherein the processor is configured to: execute the method described in the above-mentioned second aspect and any one of its embodiments.

[0104] According to a seventh aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a storage medium is provided, in which instructions are stored. When the instructions in the storage medium are executed by a processor of a terminal, the terminal is enabled to execute the method described in the above-mentioned first aspect and any one of its embodiments.

[0105] According to an eighth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a storage medium is provided, in which instructions are stored. When the instructions in the storage medium are executed by a processor of a network device, the network device is enabled to execute the method described in the above second aspect and any one of its embodiments.

[0106] According to the ninth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a communication system is provided, comprising a terminal and a network device, wherein the first terminal device is used to execute the method described in the first aspect and any one of its embodiments; and the second terminal device is used to execute the method described in the second aspect and any one of its embodiments.

[0107] The technical solution provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure may include the following beneficial effects: when the terminal is configured with at least two search space sets having a link relationship, the TCI states corresponding to the at least two search space sets are determined, so that the terminal and the network device use a consistent TCI state for transmission, thereby improving the signal quality of the M-TRP transmission based on the TCI state.

[0108] It is to be understood that the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory only and are not restrictive of the disclosure. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0109] The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments consistent with the present disclosure and, together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the present disclosure.

[0110] Figure 1 The figure is a schematic diagram of a wireless communication system according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0111] Figure 2 The figure is a flowchart showing a method for determining a TCI state according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0112] Figure 3 The figure is a flowchart showing a method for determining a TCI state according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0113] Figure 4 The figure is a flowchart showing a method for determining a TCI state according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0114] Figure 5 The figure is a flowchart showing a method for determining a TCI state according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0115] Figure 6 The figure is a flowchart showing a method for determining a TCI state according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0116] Figure 7The figure is a flowchart showing a method for determining a TCI state according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0117] Figure 8 The figure is a flowchart showing a method for determining a TCI state according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0118] Figure 9 The figure is a flowchart showing a method for determining a TCI state according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0119] Figure 10 The figure is a flowchart showing a method for determining a TCI state according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0120] Figure 11 The figure is a flowchart showing a method for determining a TCI state according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0121] Figure 12 The figure is a flowchart showing a method for determining a TCI state according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0122] Figure 13 It is a block diagram of a device for determining a TCI state according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0123] Figure 14 It is a block diagram of a device for determining a TCI state according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0124] Figure 15 FIG. 4 is a block diagram of a device for determining a TCI state according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0125] Figure 16 FIG. 4 is a block diagram of a device for determining a TCI state according to an exemplary embodiment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0126] Exemplary embodiments are described in detail herein, with examples illustrated in the accompanying drawings. When the following description refers to the drawings, identical numerals in different drawings represent identical or similar elements unless otherwise indicated. The embodiments described in the following exemplary embodiments are not intended to represent all embodiments consistent with the present disclosure.

[0127] In new radio (NR) technology, for example, when the communication frequency band is in frequency range 2, beam-based transmission and reception are required to ensure coverage due to the rapid attenuation of high-frequency channels.

[0128] In related technologies, to reduce signaling overhead, the use of a unified Transmission Configuration Indicator (TCI) state has been introduced. The unified TCI state can be a separate indication for uplink and downlink, or a joint indication for uplink and downlink. That is, if a network device indicates a TCI state for downlink, then the TCI state can be applied to the terminal's Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH) and / or its corresponding DMRS, and at least a portion of the Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) and / or its corresponding DMRS, as well as at least a portion of the Channel State Information-Reference Signal (CSI-RS). If the network device indicates a TCI state for uplink, the TCI state may apply to the terminal's physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) and / or its corresponding DMRS, at least a portion of the physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) and / or its corresponding DMRS, and at least a portion of the sounding reference signal (SRS). If the network device indicates a joint TCI state, the joint TCI state may apply to both uplink and downlink channels and / or reference signals.

[0129] The related technology is only applicable to the case of a single transmission reception point (S-TRP).

[0130] The inventors noted that in a multi-transmission reception point (M-TRP) scenario, for two linked search space sets (SS sets), if multiple TCI states are indicated, each SS set can use a single TCI state. However, if only a single TCI state is indicated, the issue of how to monitor PDCCH candidate sets within the two linked SS sets remains unresolved.

[0131] The method for determining the TCI status provided in the embodiment of the present disclosure can be applied to Figure 1 In the wireless communication system shown in FIG. Figure 1 As shown in FIG, the wireless communication system includes a network device and a terminal. The terminal is connected to the network device via wireless resources and performs data transmission.

[0132] It is understandable that Figure 1 The wireless communication system shown is only for schematic illustration. The wireless communication system may also include other network devices, such as core network devices, wireless relay devices, and wireless backhaul devices. Figure 1 The embodiment of the present disclosure does not limit the number of network devices and terminals included in the wireless communication system.

[0133] It can be further understood that the wireless communication system of the embodiment of the present disclosure is a network that provides wireless communication functions. The wireless communication system can adopt different communication technologies, such as code division multiple access (CDMA), wideband code division multiple access (WCDMA), 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 carrier sense multiple access with collision avoidance. According to factors such as the capacity, rate, and latency of different networks, the network can be divided into 2G (English: generation) network, 3G network, 4G network or future evolution network, such as 5G network. 5G network can also be called new radio (NR). For the convenience of description, the present disclosure sometimes refers to the wireless communication network as simply a network.

[0134] Furthermore, the network devices involved in the present disclosure may also be referred to as wireless access network devices. The wireless access network devices may be: base stations, evolved node Bs (base stations), home base stations, access points (APs) in wireless fidelity (WIFI) systems, wireless relay nodes, wireless backhaul nodes, transmission points (TPs) or transmission and reception points (TRPs), etc. They may also be gNBs in NR systems, or they may be components or part of devices that constitute base stations. It should be understood that in the embodiments of the present disclosure, the specific technologies and specific device forms used by the network devices are not limited. In the present disclosure, the network devices may provide communication coverage for a specific geographical area and may communicate with terminals located within the coverage area (cell). In addition, when it is a vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communication system, the network devices may also be vehicle-mounted devices.

[0135] Furthermore, the terminal involved in the present disclosure may also be referred to as a terminal device, user equipment (UE), mobile station (MS), mobile terminal (MT), etc., which is a device that provides voice and / or data connectivity to users. For example, the terminal can be a handheld device with wireless connection function, a vehicle-mounted device, etc. At present, some examples of terminals are: smart phones (Mobile Phones), customer premises equipment (Customer Premise Equipment, CPE), pocket computers (Pocket Personal Computers, PPCs), handheld computers, personal digital assistants (Personal Digital Assistants, PDAs), laptops, tablet computers, wearable devices, or vehicle-mounted devices, etc. In addition, when it is a vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communication system, the terminal device can also be a vehicle-mounted device. It should be understood that the embodiments of the present disclosure do not limit the specific technology and specific device form adopted by the terminal.

[0136] In new radio (NR) technology, for example, when the communication frequency band is in frequency range 2, beam-based transmission and reception are required to ensure coverage due to the rapid attenuation of high-frequency channels.

[0137] In the related art, the beams used by PDCCH and / or PDCCH DMRS, PDSCH and / or PDSCH DMRS, PUCCH and / or PUCCH DMRS, PUSCH and / or PUSCH DMRS, and / or reference signals are all independently indicated. Among them, the reference signals may include CSI-RS, SRS, Positioning Reference Signal (PRS), Tracking Reference Signal (TRS), etc. For example, CSI-RS may include CSI-RS for channel state information measurement, CSI-RS for beam measurement, or CSI-RS for path loss estimation. SRS may include SRS for codebook-based or non-codebook-based channel state information measurement, SRS for beam measurement, or SRS for positioning measurement.

[0138] Typically, PDCCH and / or PDCCH's DMRS, and PUCCH and / or PUCCH's DMRS respectively activate a beam through MACCE, while PDSCH and / or PDSCH's DMRS, and PUSCH and / or PUSCH's DMRS respectively indicate their corresponding beams through DCI signaling.

[0139] The beam here can be indicated by TCI state or spatialrelationinfo (spatial relationship). The TCI state corresponding to PDCCH includes the TCI state corresponding to PDCCH and / or its DMRS, that is, the TCI state is used for the reception of PDCCH and / or its DMRS. Similarly, the TCI state corresponding to PDSCH includes the TCI state corresponding to PDSCH and / or its DMRS, that is, the TCI state is used for the reception of PDSCH and / or its DMRS; the TCI state or spatialrelationinfo corresponding to PUCCH includes the TCI state or spatialrelationinfo corresponding to PUCCH and / or its DMRS, that is, the TCI state or spatialrelationinfo is used for the transmission of PUCCH and / or its DMRS; the TCI state or spatialrelationinfo corresponding to PUSCH includes the TCI state or spatialrelationinfo corresponding to PUSCH and / or its DMRS, that is, the TCI state or spatialrelationinfo is used for the transmission of PUSCH and / or its DMRS.

[0140] Furthermore, to reduce signaling overhead, another related technology introduces the use of a unified Transmission Configuration Indicator (TCI) state. The unified TCI state can be a separate indication for uplink and downlink, or a joint indication for uplink and downlink. That is, if a network device indicates a TCI state for downlink (DL TCI state), then the TCI state can be applicable to the terminal's physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) and / or its DMRS, and at least a portion of the physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) and / or its DMRS, as well as at least a portion of the channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS). If the network device indicates a TCI state for uplink (UL TCI state), the TCI state may apply to the terminal's physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) and / or its DMRS, at least a portion of the physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) and / or its DMRS, and at least a portion of the sounding reference signal (SRS). If the network device indicates a joint TCI state, the joint TCI state may apply to both uplink and downlink channels / reference signals.

[0141] However, the related technology is only applicable to the case of a single transmission reception point (S-TRP), and does not consider the case of multiple transmission reception points (M-TRP).

[0142] In a single DCI and M-TRP scenario, a single MAC CE or DCI signaling can indicate multiple TCI states. For two linked search space sets, if multiple TCI states are indicated, each search space set can use a single TCI state. However, if only a single TCI state is indicated, how to monitor the PDCCH candidate sets within the two linked search space sets remains an issue that needs to be addressed.

[0143] Based on this, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a method for determining the TCI state. When the terminal is configured with at least two search space sets having a link relationship, the TCI state corresponding to each of the at least two search space sets is determined, so that the terminal and the network device use a consistent TCI state, thereby improving the signal quality of M-TRP transmission based on the TCI state.

[0144] It is worth noting that, unless otherwise specified, the TCI states involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure refer to unified TCI states.

[0145] Figure 2 FIG. 1 is a flow chart showing a method for determining a TCI state according to an exemplary embodiment. Figure 2 As shown, the method for determining the TCI status is applied in the terminal and includes the following steps.

[0146] In step S11, first information sent by a network device is received, and at least two search space sets having a link relationship are determined based on the first information.

[0147] In step S12, second information sent by the network device is received, and a mapping relationship between at least two search space sets and TCI states is determined based on the second information.

[0148] In an embodiment of the present disclosure, when the terminal is configured with at least two search space sets having a link relationship, the TCI states corresponding to the at least two search space sets are determined, so that the terminal and the network device use consistent TCI states, thereby improving the signal quality of M-TRP transmission based on the TCI state.

[0149] In a method for determining a TCI state provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure, two PDCCH candidate resources with the same PDCCH candidate resource number in at least two linked search space sets are used to transmit the same DCI. That is, the two PDCCH candidate resources are used for repeated PDCCH transmissions. Furthermore, the two search space sets have the same period and slot offset values, the same number of PDCCH symbols, the same search space type, and the same DCI format.

[0150] In an exemplary implementation of a method for determining a TCI state provided in an embodiment of the present disclosure, a first search space set and a second search space set having a link relationship are determined based on first information, and based on second information, it is determined that the first search space set corresponds to a first TCI state and the second search space set corresponds to a second TCI state, thereby ensuring consistency in the TCI state adopted between the terminal and the network device when transmitting PDCCH, thereby improving the signal quality of M-TRP transmission based on the TCI state.

[0151] Figure 3 FIG. 1 is a flow chart showing a method for determining a TCI state according to an exemplary embodiment. Figure 3 As shown, the following steps are included.

[0152] In step S21, third information sent by a network device is received, where the third information is used to indicate at least one TCI state.

[0153] In step S22, based on at least one TCI state, a determination is made as to whether to monitor PDCCH candidate resources in at least two search space sets. In the disclosed embodiment, when a terminal is configured with at least two search space sets having a linked relationship, the TCI state corresponding to each of the at least two search space sets is determined, and based on the TCI state indicated by third information sent by the network device, a determination is made as to whether to monitor the Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) candidate resources in the at least two search space sets. This allows the terminal and the network device to unify whether to monitor the search space sets, thereby improving the signal quality of M-TRP transmission based on the TCI state.

[0154] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, when a terminal is configured with at least two linked search space sets, the TCI state corresponding to each of the at least two search space sets can be determined in any manner. For example, the TCI state corresponding to each of the at least two search space sets can be determined through steps S11 and S12. The mapping relationship between the at least two search space sets and the TCI state indicated by the second information then indicates a mapping relationship with the TCI state indicated by the third information.

[0155] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, in step S22, it can be determined whether to monitor PDCCH candidate resources of at least two search space sets based on at least one TCI state. There are many ways to determine whether to monitor PDCCH candidate resources of at least two search space sets based on at least one TCI state. In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the following methods are used. Figures 4-10 The multiple schemes shown in FIG. 1 illustrate these methods respectively. Figures 4-10 The multiple schemes shown can be implemented independently, or any one of them can be implemented in combination with other embodiments. In a method for determining a TCI state provided in an embodiment of the present disclosure, based on at least one TCI state indicated by third information, determining to monitor PDCCH candidate resources of at least two search space sets, further determines which search space set PDCCH candidate resources to monitor based on the at least one TCI state.

[0156] Figure 4 FIG. 1 is a flow chart showing a method for determining a TCI state according to an exemplary embodiment. Figure 4As shown, the following steps are included.

[0157] In step S31, third information sent by a network device is received, where the third information is used to indicate at least one TCI state.

[0158] In step S32, based on at least one TCI state, it is determined whether to monitor PDCCH candidate resources of at least two search space sets.

[0159] In step S33, if it is determined to monitor PDCCH candidate resources of at least two search space sets, then based on at least one TCI state, it is determined to monitor PDCCH candidate resources of at least one first search space set in the at least two search space sets.

[0160] In an embodiment of the present disclosure, when a terminal is configured with at least two search space sets having a linked relationship, the terminal determines the TCI state corresponding to each of the at least two search space sets, and determines whether to monitor PDCCH candidate resources of the at least two search space sets based on the TCI state indicated by third information sent by the network device. When determining to monitor the PDCCH candidate resources of the at least two search space sets, the terminal further determines to monitor PDCCH candidate resources of at least one first search space set in the at least two search space sets based on at least one TCI state indicated by the third information. This enables the terminal and the network device to use the same TCI state for transmission, thereby improving the signal quality of M-TRP transmission based on the TCI state.

[0161] The following describes how to determine whether to monitor physical downlink control channel PDCCH candidate resources in at least two search space sets based on at least one TCI state indicated by the third information.

[0162] In a method for determining a TCI state provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure, in response to the TCI state indicated by the third information being a TCI state, it is determined to stop monitoring PDCCH candidate resources of at least two search space sets. Figure 5 As shown, Figure 5 FIG. 1 is a flow chart showing a method for determining a TCI state according to an exemplary embodiment, including the following steps:

[0163] In step S41, third information sent by the network device is received, where the third information is used to indicate a TCI state.

[0164] In step S42, based on a TCI state, it is determined to stop monitoring PDCCH candidate resources in at least two search space sets.

[0165] In an embodiment of the present disclosure, when the terminal is configured with at least two search space sets having a linked relationship, the TCI state corresponding to each of the at least two search space sets is determined, and based on the TCI state indicated by the third information sent by the network device, it is determined to stop monitoring the physical downlink control channel PDCCH candidate resources of the at least two search space sets, so that the terminal and the network device can uniformly determine to give up receiving the DCI transmitted this time, thereby improving the signal quality of the M-TRP transmission based on the TCI state.

[0166] In some embodiments, the terminal stops monitoring the PDCCH candidate resources of at least two search space sets, then the control channel elements (CCE) corresponding to the PDCCH candidate resources of the at least two search space sets are not counted into the number of CCEs monitored by the terminal, or the number of CCEs corresponding to the PDCCH candidate resources of the at least two search space sets is counted as 0.

[0167] In some embodiments, if the terminal stops monitoring the PDCCH candidate resources of at least two search space sets, the number of blind detections corresponding to the PDCCH candidate resources of the at least two search space sets is not counted in the number of blind detections of the terminal, or the number of blind detections corresponding to the PDCCH candidate resources of the at least two search space sets is 0.

[0168] In a method for determining a TCI state provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure, in response to at least one TCI state confirmation based on third information indicating monitoring of PDCCH candidate resources of at least two search space sets, based on a mapping relationship and at least one TCI state indicated by the third information, monitoring of PDCCH candidate resources of at least one first search space set in the at least two search space sets. Figure 6 As shown, Figure 6 1 is a flow chart showing a method for determining a TCI state according to an exemplary embodiment, including the following steps.

[0169] In step S51, third information sent by a network device is received, where the third information is used to indicate at least one TCI state.

[0170] In step S52, based on the mapping relationship and at least one TCI state indicated by the third information, PDCCH candidate resources of at least one first search space set in the at least two search space sets are monitored.

[0171] In an embodiment of the present disclosure, when the terminal is configured to have at least two search space sets with a linked relationship, the TCI state corresponding to each of the at least two search space sets is determined, and based on the mapping relationship and the TCI state indicated by the third information sent by the network device, the PDCCH candidate resources for monitoring at least one first search space set in the at least two search space sets are determined, so that the terminal and the network device use the same TCI state for transmission, and the terminal and the network device can determine which search space set to monitor, thereby improving the signal quality of M-TRP transmission based on the TCI state.

[0172] The following describes how to monitor PDCCH candidate resources of at least one first search space set in at least two search space sets based on the mapping relationship and at least one TCI state indicated by the third information.

[0173] In a method for determining a TCI state provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure, in response to the TCI state indicated by the third information being multiple TCI states, based on the mapping relationship and the multiple TCI states, the PDCCH candidate resources of each search space set in at least two search space sets are monitored respectively. Figure 7 As shown, Figure 7 1 is a flow chart showing a method for determining a TCI state according to an exemplary embodiment, including the following steps.

[0174] In step S61, third information sent by a network device is received, where the third information is used to indicate multiple TCI states.

[0175] In step S62, based on the mapping relationship and the multiple TCI states indicated by the third information, PDCCH candidate resources in each of the at least two search space sets are monitored respectively.

[0176] In one exemplary embodiment, a first search space set and a second search space set having a linked relationship are determined based on first information, and a first TCI state is determined to correspond to the first search space set and a second TCI state to correspond to the second search space set based on second information. If the multiple TCI states indicated by third information include the first TCI state and the second TCI state, PDCCH candidate resources of the first search space set are monitored based on the first TCI state, and PDCCH candidate resources of the second search space set are monitored based on the second TCI state.

[0177] In some embodiments, the terminal monitors PDCCH candidate resources of two search space sets, and the CCEs corresponding to the physical downlink control channel PDCCH candidate resources of the two search space sets are calculated into the number of CCEs monitored by the terminal.

[0178] In some embodiments, if a terminal monitors PDCCH candidate resources of two search space sets, the number of blind detections corresponding to the PDCCH candidate resources of the two search space sets are counted in the number of blind detections of the terminal, wherein the number of blind detections corresponding to the PDCCH candidate resources of the two search space sets may be 2 or 3.

[0179] It is worth noting that the mapping relationship involved in step S62 refers to the mapping relationship between at least two search space sets and TCI states. Except for the embodiment of the present disclosure, the mapping relationship involved in any of the following embodiments refers to the mapping relationship between at least two search space sets and TCI states.

[0180] In a method for determining a TCI state provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure, in response to the TCI state indicated by the third information being a TCI state, based on a mapping relationship and a TCI state, the PDCCH candidate resources of the first search space set corresponding to a TCI state in at least two search space sets are monitored. Figure 8 As shown, Figure 8 1 is a flow chart showing a method for determining a TCI state according to an exemplary embodiment, including the following steps.

[0181] In step S71, third information sent by a network device is received, where the third information is used to indicate a TCI state.

[0182] In step S72, based on the mapping relationship and a TCI state, PDCCH candidate resources of a first search space set corresponding to a TCI state in at least two search space sets are monitored.

[0183] In one exemplary embodiment, a first search space set and a second search space set having a linked relationship are determined based on first information, and a first TCI state is determined to correspond to the first search space set and a second TCI state to correspond to the second search space set based on second information. If a TCI state indicated by third information is the first TCI state, PDCCH candidate resources of the first search space set are monitored based on the first TCI state, and monitoring of PDCCH search resources of the second search space set is stopped.

[0184] In some embodiments, the terminal monitors PDCCH candidate resources of the first search space set, and the CCEs corresponding to the PDCCH candidate resources of the first search space set need to be calculated into the number of CCEs monitored by the terminal.

[0185] In some embodiments, if the terminal stops monitoring the PDCCH candidate resources of the second search space set, the CCEs corresponding to the PDCCH candidate resources of the second search space set are not counted into the number of CCEs monitored by the terminal, or the number of CCEs corresponding to the PDCCH candidate resources of the second search space set is counted as 0.

[0186] In some embodiments, if a terminal monitors PDCCH candidate resources in a first search space set, the number of blind detections corresponding to the PDCCH candidate resources in the first search space set needs to be calculated based on the number of CCEs monitored by the terminal. The number of blind detections corresponding to the PDCCH candidate resources in the first search space set may be 1, 2, or 3.

[0187] In some embodiments, if the terminal stops monitoring the PDCCH candidate resources of the second search space set, the number of blind detections corresponding to the PDCCH candidate resources of the second search space set is not counted in the number of blind detections of the terminal, or the number of blind detections corresponding to the PDCCH candidate resources of the second search space set is 0.

[0188] In a method for determining a TCI state provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure, in response to the TCI state indicated by the third information being one TCI state, the PDCCH candidate resources of at least two search space sets are monitored based on one TCI state. Figure 9 As shown, Figure 9 1 is a flow chart showing a method for determining a TCI state according to an exemplary embodiment, including the following steps.

[0189] In step S81, third information sent by the network device is received, where the third information is used to indicate a TCI state.

[0190] In step S82, based on a TCI state, PDCCH candidate resources of at least two search space sets are monitored.

[0191] In one exemplary embodiment, a first search space set and a second search space set having a linked relationship are determined based on first information, and a first TCI state is determined to correspond to the first search space set and a second TCI state to correspond to the second search space set based on second information. If a TCI state indicated by third information is the first TCI state, PDCCH candidate resources of the first search space set and PDCCH candidate resources of the second search space set are simultaneously monitored based on the first TCI state.

[0192] In some embodiments, the terminal monitors PDCCH candidate resources of two search space sets, and the CCEs corresponding to the physical downlink control channel PDCCH candidate resources of the two search space sets are calculated into the number of CCEs monitored by the terminal.

[0193] In some embodiments, if a terminal monitors PDCCH candidate resources of two search space sets, the number of blind detections corresponding to the PDCCH candidate resources of the two search space sets are counted in the number of blind detections of the terminal, wherein the number of blind detections corresponding to the PDCCH candidate resources of the two search space sets may be 2 or 3.

[0194] In a method for determining a TCI state provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure, in response to the TCI state indicated by the third information being the first TCI state, the search space set corresponding to the first TCI state is the same as the search space set corresponding to the second TCI state in the second TCI state and the third TCI state currently being used by the terminal, then based on the mapping relationship, the first search space set corresponding to the first TCI state and the second search space set corresponding to the third TCI state are determined, and the PDCCH candidate resources of the first search space set are monitored based on the first TCI state, and the PDCCH candidate resources associated with the second search space set are monitored based on the third TCI state. Figure 10 As shown, Figure 10 1 is a flow chart showing a method for determining a TCI state according to an exemplary embodiment, including the following steps.

[0195] In step S91, the third information sent by the network device is received, where the third information is used to indicate the first TCI state. The search space set corresponding to the first TCI state is the same as the search space set corresponding to the second TCI state currently being used by the terminal and the second TCI state in the third TCI state.

[0196] In step S92, based on the mapping relationship, a first search space set corresponding to the first TCI state and a second search space set corresponding to the third TCI state are determined.

[0197] In step S93, PDCCH candidate resources of the first search space set are monitored based on the first TCI state, and PDCCH candidate resources of the second search space set are monitored based on the third TCI state.

[0198] In some embodiments, the terminal monitors PDCCH candidate resources of two search space sets, and the CCEs corresponding to the physical downlink control channel PDCCH candidate resources of the two search space sets are calculated into the number of CCEs monitored by the terminal.

[0199] In some embodiments, if a terminal monitors PDCCH candidate resources of two search space sets, the number of blind detections corresponding to the PDCCH candidate resources of the two search space sets are counted in the number of blind detections of the terminal, wherein the number of blind detections corresponding to the PDCCH candidate resources of the two search space sets may be 2 or 3.

[0200] It is worth noting that, in the embodiment of the present disclosure, the first TCI state indicated by the third information may include one or more TCI states. Similarly, the first search space set corresponding to the first TCI state also includes the first search space sets corresponding to one or more TCI states, and the TCI state currently being used by the terminal does not only include the second TCI state and the third TCI state. When the first search space set corresponding to the first TCI state indicated by the third information is only the same as a part of the search space set corresponding to the TCI state currently being used by the terminal, the first TCI state indicated by the third information is used to monitor the first search space set that is the same as the search space set corresponding to the TCI state currently being used by the terminal, and the other search space sets are still monitored according to the TCI state currently being used by the terminal.

[0201] In a method for determining a TCI state provided in an embodiment of the present disclosure, the second information indicates a mapping relationship between at least two search space sets and the TCI state in at least one of the following ways:

[0202] A. indicating one or more TCI states corresponding to each of at least two search space sets;

[0203] B. indicating one or more TCI states corresponding to the control resource sets associated with at least two search space sets;

[0204] C. Indicate one or more TCI states corresponding to the control resource set group or control resource set pool index to which the control resource sets associated with at least two search space sets belong.

[0205] One implementation method of a TCI state determination method provided in an embodiment of the present disclosure is to configure the control resource sets associated with at least two search space sets and / or the control resource set group or control resource set pool index to which their control resource sets belong based on other network signaling or indication information, and then indicate one or more TCI states corresponding to the control resource sets associated with at least two search space sets or one or more TCI states corresponding to the control resource set group or control resource set pool index to which the control resource sets associated with at least two search space sets belong. Based on the control resource sets associated with at least two search space sets, one or more TCI states corresponding to the at least two search space sets are determined.

[0206] In a method for determining a TCI status provided in an embodiment of the present disclosure, the second information includes at least one of the following:

[0207] Radio Resource Control Signaling RRC;

[0208] Media Access Control Controller MAC-CE;

[0209] Downlink control information DCI.

[0210] In a method for determining a TCI status provided in an embodiment of the present disclosure, the third information includes at least one of the following:

[0211] MAC-CE;

[0212] DCI.

[0213] In an exemplary embodiment, the third information includes MAC-CE, or MAC-CE+DCI.

[0214] In a method for determining a TCI state provided in an embodiment of the present disclosure, MAC-CE is used to indicate at least one TCI state, and the at least one TCI state corresponds to a code point in a TCI state indication field carried in DCI; or, MAC-CE is used to indicate at least one TCI state corresponding to multiple code points in a TCI state indication field carried in DCI, and the TCI state indication field carried in DCI is used to indicate one code point among multiple code points.

[0215] In a method for determining a TCI state provided in an embodiment of the present disclosure, at least one TCI state indicated by the third information is used to determine the quasi-co-site QCL assumption of at least one of PDSCH, PDCCH, a control resource set associated with PDCCH, a demodulation reference signal DMRS and a non-zero power NZP CSI-RS of PDSCH and / or PDCCH; and / or, at least one TCI state indicated by the third information is used to determine the QCL assumption of at least one of PUCCH, PUSCH, DMRS and SRS of PUCCH and / or PUSCH.

[0216] In a method for determining a TCI state provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure, the TCI state includes an uplink and downlink combined TCI state and / or a downlink TCI state.

[0217] Based on the same concept, the present disclosure also provides a method for determining the TCI status of a network device.

[0218] Figure 11 FIG. 1 is a flow chart showing a method for determining a TCI state according to an exemplary embodiment. Figure 11 As shown, the method for determining the TCI status is used in a network device and includes the following steps.

[0219] In step S1001, first information is sent to a terminal, where the first information is used to indicate that the terminal has at least two search space sets in a linked relationship.

[0220] In step S1002, second information is sent to the terminal, where the second information is used to indicate a mapping relationship between at least two search space sets of the terminal and the TCI state.

[0221] In an embodiment of the present disclosure, when the terminal is configured with at least two search space sets having a link relationship, the TCI states corresponding to the at least two search space sets are determined, so that the terminal and the network device use the same TCI state, thereby improving the signal quality of M-TRP transmission based on the TCI state.

[0222] Figure 12 FIG. 1 is a flow chart showing a method for determining a TCI state according to an exemplary embodiment. Figure 12 As shown, the following steps are included.

[0223] In step S1101, third information is sent to the terminal, where the third information is used to indicate at least one TCI state.

[0224] Among them, at least one TCI state is used to indicate whether the terminal monitors PDCCH candidate resources of at least two search space sets; and / or, at least one TCI state is used to indicate that the terminal monitors PDCCH candidate resources of at least one first search space set in at least two search space sets.

[0225] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, when a terminal is configured with at least two linked search space sets, the TCI state corresponding to each of the at least two search space sets may be determined in any manner. For example, the terminal may determine the TCI state corresponding to each of the at least two search space sets through steps S1001 and S1002; the mapping relationship between the at least two search space sets and the TCI state indicated by the second information then indicates a mapping relationship with the TCI state indicated by the third information.

[0226] It should be noted that step S1101 can be implemented alone or in conjunction with any embodiment of the present disclosure, and will not be described in detail here.

[0227] In an embodiment of the present disclosure, a network device sends third information to a terminal. The third information indicates at least one TCI state, and the at least one TCI state indicates whether the terminal monitors PDCCH candidate resources in at least two search space sets; and / or the at least one TCI state indicates whether the terminal monitors PDCCH candidate resources in at least one first search space set of the at least two search space sets. Based on the at least one TCI state indicated by the third information, the terminal determines whether to monitor PDCCH candidate resources in the at least two search space sets; and / or determines which search space set of the at least two search space sets to monitor for PDCCH candidate resources. This allows the terminal and the network device to unify whether to monitor search space sets and which search space set to monitor, thereby improving the signal quality of TCI-state-based M-TRP transmission. In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the terminal can determine whether to monitor PDCCH candidate resources in at least two search space sets based on at least one TCI state. There are many ways to determine whether to monitor PDCCH candidate resources in at least two search space sets based on at least one TCI state. These methods are described in the following embodiments of the present disclosure through the following multiple solutions. It should be noted that the multiple solutions in the embodiments of the present disclosure can be implemented independently, or any one of the embodiments can be implemented in combination with other embodiments.

[0228] In a method for determining a TCI state provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure, the TCI state indicated by the third information is one TCI state, and one TCI state is used to instruct the terminal to stop monitoring PDCCH candidate resources of at least two search space sets.

[0229] In some embodiments, the terminal stops monitoring the PDCCH candidate resources of at least two search space sets, then the control channel elements (CCE) corresponding to the PDCCH candidate resources of the at least two search space sets are not counted into the number of CCEs monitored by the terminal, or the number of CCEs corresponding to the PDCCH candidate resources of the at least two search space sets is counted as 0.

[0230] In some embodiments, if the terminal stops monitoring the PDCCH candidate resources of at least two search space sets, the number of blind detections corresponding to the PDCCH candidate resources of the at least two search space sets is not counted in the number of blind detections of the terminal, or the number of blind detections corresponding to the PDCCH candidate resources of the at least two search space sets is 0.

[0231] In an embodiment of the present disclosure, a TCI state indicated by a third information sent by a network device to a terminal enables the terminal to determine to stop monitoring the physical downlink control channel PDCCH candidate resources of at least two search space sets, so that the terminal and the network device can uniformly determine to give up receiving the DCI transmitted this time, thereby improving the signal quality of the M-TRP transmission based on the TCI state.

[0232] In a TCI state determination method provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure, the TCI state indicated by the third information is multiple TCI states, and the multiple TCI states are used to instruct the terminal to monitor the PDCCH candidate resources of each search space set in at least two search space sets respectively.

[0233] In one exemplary embodiment, if the multiple TCI states indicated by the third information include a first TCI state and a second TCI state, the terminal may determine, based on the second information, that the first search space set corresponds to the first TCI state and the second search space set corresponds to the second TCI state. The terminal may then monitor PDCCH candidate resources in the first search space set based on the first TCI state and monitor PDCCH candidate resources in the second search space set based on the second TCI state. This allows the terminal and the network device to use the same TCI state for transmission, thereby improving the signal quality of TCI-state-based M-TRP transmission.

[0234] In some embodiments, the terminal monitors PDCCH candidate resources of two search space sets, and the CCEs corresponding to the physical downlink control channel PDCCH candidate resources of the two search space sets are calculated into the number of CCEs monitored by the terminal.

[0235] In some embodiments, if a terminal monitors PDCCH candidate resources of two search space sets, the number of blind detections corresponding to the PDCCH candidate resources of the two search space sets are counted in the number of blind detections of the terminal, wherein the number of blind detections corresponding to the PDCCH candidate resources of the two search space sets may be 2 or 3.

[0236] In a method for determining a TCI state provided in an embodiment of the present disclosure, the TCI state indicated by the third information is a TCI state, and a TCI state is used to instruct the terminal to monitor the PDCCH candidate resources of a first search space set corresponding to a TCI state in at least two search space sets. An exemplary implementation is that the terminal determines, based on the second information, that the first search space set corresponds to a first TCI state, and the second search space corresponds to a second TCI state. If a TCI state indicated by the third information sent by the network device is the first TCI state, the terminal monitors the PDCCH candidate resources of the first search space set based on the first TCI state, and stops monitoring the PDCCH search resources of the second search space set.

[0237] In some embodiments, the terminal monitors PDCCH candidate resources of the first search space set, and the CCEs corresponding to the PDCCH candidate resources of the first search space set need to be calculated into the number of CCEs monitored by the terminal.

[0238] In some embodiments, if the terminal stops monitoring the PDCCH candidate resources of the second search space set, the CCEs corresponding to the PDCCH candidate resources of the second search space set are not counted into the number of CCEs monitored by the terminal, or the number of CCEs corresponding to the PDCCH candidate resources of the second search space set is counted as 0.

[0239] In some embodiments, if a terminal monitors PDCCH candidate resources in a first search space set, the number of blind detections corresponding to the PDCCH candidate resources in the first search space set needs to be calculated based on the number of CCEs monitored by the terminal. The number of blind detections corresponding to the PDCCH candidate resources in the first search space set may be 1, 2, or 3.

[0240] In some embodiments, if the terminal stops monitoring the PDCCH candidate resources of the second search space set, the number of blind detections corresponding to the PDCCH candidate resources of the second search space set is not counted in the number of blind detections of the terminal, or the number of blind detections corresponding to the PDCCH candidate resources of the second search space set is 0.

[0241] In a method for determining a TCI state provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure, the TCI state indicated by the third information is one TCI state, and one TCI state is used to instruct the terminal to monitor PDCCH candidate resources of at least two search space sets.

[0242] In one exemplary embodiment, the terminal determines, based on the second information, that the first search space set corresponds to a first TCI state and the second search space set corresponds to a second TCI state. If a TCI state indicated by the third information sent by the network device is the first TCI state, the terminal simultaneously monitors PDCCH candidate resources in the first search space set and PDCCH candidate resources in the second search space set based on the first TCI state.

[0243] In some embodiments, the terminal monitors PDCCH candidate resources of two search space sets, and the CCEs corresponding to the physical downlink control channel PDCCH candidate resources of the two search space sets are calculated into the number of CCEs monitored by the terminal.

[0244] In some embodiments, if a terminal monitors PDCCH candidate resources of two search space sets, the number of blind detections corresponding to the PDCCH candidate resources of the two search space sets are counted in the number of blind detections of the terminal, wherein the number of blind detections corresponding to the PDCCH candidate resources of the two search space sets may be 2 or 3.

[0245] In a method for determining a TCI state provided in an embodiment of the present disclosure, the TCI state indicated by the third information includes a first TCI state, and the search space set corresponding to the first TCI state is the same as the search space set corresponding to the second TCI state currently being used by the terminal and the second TCI state in the third TCI state; the first TCI state is used to determine the PDCCH candidate resources of the first search space set corresponding to the first TCI state monitored by the terminal.

[0246] In an embodiment of the present disclosure, when the TCI state indicated by the third information includes a first TCI state, and the search space set corresponding to the first TCI state is the same as the search space set corresponding to the second TCI state of the second TCI state and the third TCI state currently being used by the terminal, the terminal determines, based on the second information, the first search space set corresponding to the first TCI state and the second search space set corresponding to the third TCI state. The terminal monitors PDCCH candidate resources of the first search space set corresponding to the first TCI state based on the first TCI state, and monitors PDCCH candidate resources of the second search space set based on the third TCI state.

[0247] In some embodiments, the terminal monitors PDCCH candidate resources of two search space sets, and the CCEs corresponding to the physical downlink control channel PDCCH candidate resources of the two search space sets are calculated into the number of CCEs monitored by the terminal.

[0248] In some embodiments, if a terminal monitors PDCCH candidate resources of two search space sets, the number of blind detections corresponding to the PDCCH candidate resources of the two search space sets are counted in the number of blind detections of the terminal, wherein the number of blind detections corresponding to the PDCCH candidate resources of the two search space sets may be 2 or 3.

[0249] It is worth noting that, in the embodiment of the present disclosure, the first TCI state indicated by the third information may include one or more TCI states. Similarly, the first search space set corresponding to the first TCI state also includes the first search space sets corresponding to one or more TCI states, and the TCI state currently being used by the terminal does not only include the second TCI state and the third TCI state. When the first search space set corresponding to the first TCI state indicated by the third information is only the same as a part of the search space set corresponding to the TCI state currently being used by the terminal, the first TCI state indicated by the third information is used to monitor the first search space set that is the same as the search space set corresponding to the TCI state currently being used by the terminal, and the other search space sets are still monitored according to the TCI state currently being used by the terminal.

[0250] In a method for determining a TCI state provided in an embodiment of the present disclosure, the second information indicates a mapping relationship between the at least two search space sets and the transmission configuration indication TCI state in at least one of the following ways:

[0251] A. indicating one or more TCI states corresponding to each of at least two search space sets;

[0252] B. indicating one or more TCI states corresponding to the control resource sets associated with at least two search space sets;

[0253] C. Indicate one or more TCI states corresponding to the control resource set group or control resource set pool index to which the control resource sets associated with at least two search space sets belong.

[0254] One implementation method of a TCI state determination method provided in an embodiment of the present disclosure is that the network device can also configure the control resource sets associated with at least two search space sets and / or the control resource set group or control resource set pool index to which the control resource sets belong based on other network signaling or indication information, and then indicate one or more TCI states corresponding to the control resource sets associated with at least two search space sets or one or more TCI states corresponding to the control resource set group or control resource set pool index to which the control resource sets associated with at least two search space sets belong, so that the terminal determines the one or more TCI states corresponding to the at least two search space sets based on the control resource sets associated with the at least two search space sets.

[0255] In a method for determining a TCI status provided in an embodiment of the present disclosure, the second information includes at least one of the following:

[0256] Radio Resource Control Signaling RRC;

[0257] Media Access Control Controller MAC-CE;

[0258] Downlink control information DCI.

[0259] In a method for determining a TCI status provided in an embodiment of the present disclosure, the third information includes at least one of the following:

[0260] MAC-CE;

[0261] DCI.

[0262] In an exemplary embodiment, the third information includes MAC-CE, or MAC-CE+DCI.

[0263] In a method for determining a TCI state provided in an embodiment of the present disclosure, MAC-CE is used to indicate at least one TCI state, and the at least one TCI state corresponds to a code point in a TCI state indication field carried in DCI; or, MAC-CE is used to indicate at least one TCI state corresponding to multiple code points in a TCI state indication field carried in DCI, and the TCI state indication field carried in DCI is used to indicate one code point among multiple code points.

[0264] In a method for determining a TCI state provided in an embodiment of the present disclosure, at least one TCI state indicated by the third information is used to determine the quasi-co-site QCL assumption of at least one of PDSCH, PDCCH, a control resource set associated with PDCCH, a demodulation reference signal DMRS and a non-zero power NZP CSI-RS of PDSCH and / or PDCCH; and / or, at least one TCI state indicated by the third information is used to determine the QCL assumption of at least one of PUCCH, PUSCH, DMRS and SRS of PUCCH and / or PUSCH.

[0265] In a method for determining a TCI state provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure, the TCI state includes an uplink and downlink combined TCI state and / or a downlink TCI state.

[0266] It should be noted that those skilled in the art will appreciate that the various implementation methods / embodiments involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure can be used in conjunction with the aforementioned embodiments or can be used independently. Whether used alone or in conjunction with the aforementioned embodiments, the implementation principles are similar. In the implementation of the present disclosure, some embodiments are described in terms of implementation methods used together. Of course, those skilled in the art will appreciate that such examples are not limitations on the embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0267] Based on the same concept, an embodiment of the present disclosure also provides a device for determining a TCI status.

[0268] It is understandable that the TCI state determination device provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure includes hardware structures and / or software modules corresponding to the execution of each function in order to realize the above functions. In combination with the units and algorithm steps of each example disclosed in the embodiment of the present disclosure, the embodiment of the present disclosure can be implemented in the form of hardware or a combination of hardware and computer software. Whether a function is executed in the form of hardware or computer software driving hardware depends on the specific application and design constraints of the technical solution. Those skilled in the art can use different methods to implement the described functions for each specific application, but such implementation should not be considered to exceed the scope of the technical solution of the embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0269] Figure 13FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a device for determining a TCI state according to an exemplary embodiment. Figure 13 The device includes a receiving module 101. The TCI status determination device 100 is applied in a terminal.

[0270] A receiving module 101 is configured to receive first information sent by a network device, and determine at least two search space sets having a link relationship based on the first information;

[0271] The receiving module 101 is further configured to receive second information sent by the network device, and determine a mapping relationship between at least two search space sets and a transmission configuration indication TCI state based on the second information.

[0272] In one implementation, the TCI status determination apparatus 100 further includes a processing module 102 .

[0273] The receiving module 101 is also used to receive third information sent by the network device, where the third information is used to indicate at least one TCI state; the processing module 102 is used to determine whether to monitor PDCCH candidate resources of at least two search space sets based on at least one TCI state; and / or, based on at least one TCI state, determine to monitor PDCCH candidate resources of at least one first search space set in at least two search space sets.

[0274] In one embodiment, the TCI state indicated by the third information is one TCI state; the processing module 102 is configured to determine to stop monitoring PDCCH candidate resources of at least two search space sets in response to the TCI state indicated by the third information being one TCI state.

[0275] In one embodiment, based on at least one TCI state, the processing module 102 is configured to monitor PDCCH candidate resources of at least one first search space set in at least two search space sets based on a mapping relationship and at least one TCI state indicated by third information.

[0276] In one embodiment, the TCI state indicated by the third information is multiple TCI states; the processing module 102 is configured to monitor the PDCCH candidate resources of each search space set in at least two search space sets based on the mapping relationship and the multiple TCI states.

[0277] In one embodiment, the TCI state indicated by the third information is a TCI state; the processing module 102 is used to monitor the PDCCH candidate resources of the first search space set corresponding to a TCI state in at least two search space sets based on a mapping relationship and a TCI state.

[0278] In one implementation, the TCI state indicated by the third information is one TCI state; the processing module 102 is configured to monitor PDCCH candidate resources in at least two search space sets based on one TCI state.

[0279] In one embodiment, the TCI state indicated by the third information includes a first TCI state, and the search space set corresponding to the first TCI state is the same as the search space set corresponding to the second TCI state in the second TCI state and the third TCI state currently being used by the terminal;

[0280] The processing module 102 is used to determine the first search space set corresponding to the first TCI state and the second search space set corresponding to the third TCI state based on the mapping relationship; monitor the PDCCH candidate resources of the first search space set based on the first TCI state, and monitor the PDCCH candidate resources of the second search space set based on the third TCI state.

[0281] In one embodiment, the second information indicates a mapping relationship between at least two search space sets and a transmission configuration indication TCI state in at least one of the following ways:

[0282] Indicate one or more TCI states corresponding to each of the at least two search space sets;

[0283] Indicate one or more TCI states corresponding to control resource sets respectively associated with at least two search space sets;

[0284] Indicates one or more TCI states corresponding to the control resource set group or control resource set pool index to which the control resource sets associated with at least two search space sets belong respectively.

[0285] In one embodiment, the second information includes at least one of the following:

[0286] RRC;

[0287] MAC-CE;

[0288] DCI.

[0289] In one embodiment, the third information includes at least one of the following:

[0290] MAC-CE;

[0291] DCI.

[0292] In one embodiment, MAC-CE is used to indicate at least one TCI state, and the at least one TCI state corresponds to a code point in the TCI state indication field carried in the DCI; or MAC-CE is used to indicate at least one TCI state corresponding to multiple code points in the TCI state indication field carried in the DCI, and the TCI state indication field carried in the DCI is used to indicate one code point among multiple code points.

[0293] In one embodiment, at least one TCI state indicated by the third information is used to determine the QCL assumption of at least one of the PDSCH, PDCCH, control resource set associated with the PDCCH, demodulation reference signal DMRS of the PDSCH and / or PDCCH and non-zero power NZPCSI-RS; and / or,

[0294] The at least one TCI state indicated by the third information is used to determine a QCL assumption of at least one of a DMRS and an SRS of a PUCCH, a PUSCH, a PUCCH, and / or a PUSCH.

[0295] In one implementation, the TCI state includes an uplink and downlink combined TCI state and / or a downlink TCI state.

[0296] Regarding the apparatus in the above embodiment, the specific manner in which each module performs operations has been described in detail in the embodiment of the method, and will not be elaborated here.

[0297] Figure 14 FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a device for determining a TCI state according to an exemplary embodiment. Figure 14 , the device includes a sending module 201. Wherein, the TCI status determination device 200 is applied to a network device.

[0298] A sending module 201 is configured to send first information to a terminal, where the first information is used to enable the terminal to determine at least two search space sets having a link relationship;

[0299] The sending module 201 is further configured to send second information to the terminal, where the second information is used to enable the terminal to determine a mapping relationship between at least two search space sets and TCI states.

[0300] In one embodiment, the sending module 201 is used to send third information to the terminal, where the third information is used to indicate at least one TCI state, and the at least one TCI state is used to indicate whether the terminal monitors PDCCH candidate resources of at least two search space sets; and / or, at least one TCI state is used to indicate the terminal to monitor PDCCH candidate resources of at least one first search space set in at least two search space sets.

[0301] In one implementation, the TCI state indicated by the third information is one TCI state, and one TCI state is used to instruct the terminal to stop monitoring PDCCH candidate resources in at least two search space sets.

[0302] In one implementation, the TCI state indicated by the third information is a plurality of TCI states, and the plurality of TCI states are used to instruct the terminal to respectively monitor PDCCH candidate resources in each of at least two search space sets.

[0303] In one implementation, the TCI state indicated by the third information is one TCI state, and one TCI state is used to instruct the terminal to monitor PDCCH candidate resources of a first search space set corresponding to the one TCI state in at least two search space sets.

[0304] In one implementation, the TCI state indicated by the third information is one TCI state, and one TCI state is used to instruct the terminal to monitor PDCCH candidate resources in at least two search space sets.

[0305] In one embodiment, the TCI state indicated by the third information includes a first TCI state, and the search space set corresponding to the first TCI state is the same as the search space set corresponding to the second TCI state and the second TCI state in the third TCI state currently being used by the terminal; the first TCI state is used to determine the PDCCH candidate resources of the first search space set corresponding to the first TCI state monitored by the terminal.

[0306] In one implementation, the second information indicates a mapping relationship between at least two search space sets and TCI states in at least one of the following ways:

[0307] Indicate one or more TCI states corresponding to each of the at least two search space sets;

[0308] Indicate one or more TCI states corresponding to control resource sets respectively associated with at least two search space sets;

[0309] Indicates one or more TCI states corresponding to the control resource set group or control resource set pool index to which the control resource sets associated with at least two search space sets belong respectively.

[0310] In one embodiment, the second information includes at least one of the following:

[0311] Radio Resource Control Signaling RRC;

[0312] Media Access Control Controller MAC-CE;

[0313] Downlink control information DCI.

[0314] In one embodiment, the third information includes at least one of the following:

[0315] MAC-CE;

[0316] DCI.

[0317] In one embodiment, MAC-CE is used to indicate at least one TCI state, and the at least one TCI state corresponds to a code point in the TCI state indication field carried in the DCI; or MAC-CE is used to indicate at least one TCI state corresponding to multiple code points in the TCI state indication field carried in the DCI, and the TCI state indication field carried in the DCI is used to indicate one code point among multiple code points.

[0318] In one embodiment, at least one TCI state indicated by the third information is used to determine the QCL assumption of at least one of PDSCH, PDCCH, a control resource set associated with PDCCH, DMRS and NZPCSI-RS of PDSCH and / or PDCCH; and / or, at least one TCI state indicated by the third information is used to determine the QCL assumption of at least one of PUCCH, PUSCH, DMRS and SRS of PUCCH and / or PUSCH.

[0319] In one implementation, the TCI state includes an uplink and downlink combined TCI state and / or a downlink TCI state.

[0320] It should be noted that the various modules / units involved in the TCI determination device 100 and the TCI determination device 200 involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure are only for illustrative purposes and are not intended to be limiting. For example, the TCI determination device 100 in the embodiments of the present disclosure may also include a sending unit. The TCI determination device 200 may also include a receiving unit and / or a processing unit. The various units included in the TCI determination device 100 and the TCI determination device 200 may interact with each other and may also interact with other network element devices.

[0321] Regarding the apparatus in the above embodiment, the specific manner in which each module performs operations has been described in detail in the embodiment of the method, and will not be elaborated here.

[0322] Figure 15 3 is a block diagram illustrating an apparatus for determining TCI according to an exemplary embodiment. For example, apparatus 300 may be a mobile phone, a computer, a digital broadcast terminal, a messaging device, a game console, a tablet device, a medical device, a fitness device, a personal digital assistant, etc.

[0323] Reference Figure 15, apparatus 300 may include one or more of the following components: a processing component 302 , a memory 304 , a power component 306 , a multimedia component 308 , an audio component 310 , an input / output (I / O) interface 312 , a sensor component 314 , and a communication component 316 .

[0324] The processing component 302 generally controls the overall operation of the device 300, such as operations associated with display, phone calls, data communications, camera operation, and recording operations. The processing component 302 may include one or more processors 320 to execute instructions to perform all or part of the steps of the above-described method. In addition, the processing component 302 may include one or more modules to facilitate interaction between the processing component 302 and other components. For example, the processing component 302 may include a multimedia module to facilitate interaction between the multimedia component 308 and the processing component 302.

[0325] The memory 304 is configured to store various types of data to support operations on the device 300. Examples of such data include instructions for any application or method operating on the device 300, contact data, phone book data, messages, pictures, videos, etc. The memory 304 can be implemented by any type of volatile or non-volatile storage device, or a combination thereof, such as static random access memory (SRAM), electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM), programmable read-only memory (PROM), read-only memory (ROM), magnetic memory, flash memory, magnetic disk, or optical disk.

[0326] The power component 306 provides power to the various components of the device 300. The power component 306 may include a power management system, one or more power supplies, and other components associated with generating, managing, and distributing power to the device 300.

[0327] The multimedia component 308 includes a screen that provides an output interface between the device 300 and the user. In some embodiments, the screen may include a liquid crystal display (LCD) and a touch panel (TP). If the screen includes a touch panel, the screen can be implemented as a touch screen to receive input signals from the user. The touch panel includes one or more touch sensors to sense touches, slides, and gestures on the touch panel. The touch sensor can not only sense the boundaries of the touch or slide action, but also detect the duration and pressure associated with the touch or slide operation. In some embodiments, the multimedia component 308 includes a front camera and / or a rear camera. When the device 300 is in an operating mode, such as a shooting mode or a video mode, the front camera and / or the rear camera can receive external multimedia data. Each front camera and rear camera can be a fixed optical lens system or have a focal length and optical zoom capability.

[0328] The audio component 310 is configured to output and / or input audio signals. For example, the audio component 310 includes a microphone (MIC) that is configured to receive external audio signals when the device 300 is in an operating mode, such as a call mode, a recording mode, and a voice recognition mode. The received audio signals may be further stored in the memory 304 or transmitted via the communication component 316. In some embodiments, the audio component 310 further includes a speaker for outputting audio signals.

[0329] I / O interface 312 provides an interface between processing component 302 and peripheral interface modules, such as a keyboard, click wheel, buttons, etc. These buttons may include but are not limited to: a home button, volume buttons, a start button, and a lock button.

[0330] The sensor assembly 314 includes one or more sensors for providing various aspects of the status assessment of the device 300. For example, the sensor assembly 314 can detect the open / closed state of the device 300, the relative positioning of components, such as the display and keypad of the device 300. The sensor assembly 314 can also detect changes in the position of the device 300 or a component of the device 300, the presence or absence of user contact with the device 300, the orientation or acceleration / deceleration of the device 300, and temperature changes of the device 300. The sensor assembly 314 may include a proximity sensor configured to detect the presence of nearby objects without any physical contact. The sensor assembly 314 may also include an optical sensor, such as a CMOS or CCD image sensor, for use in imaging applications. In some embodiments, the sensor assembly 314 may also include an accelerometer, a gyroscope, a magnetic sensor, a pressure sensor, or a temperature sensor.

[0331] The communication component 316 is configured to facilitate wired or wireless communication between the device 300 and other devices. The device 300 can access a wireless network based on a communication standard, such as WiFi, 2G or 3G, or a combination thereof. In an exemplary embodiment, the communication component 316 receives a broadcast signal or broadcast-related information from an external broadcast management system via a broadcast channel. In an exemplary embodiment, the communication component 316 also includes a near field communication (NFC) module to facilitate short-range communication. For example, the NFC module can be implemented based on radio frequency identification (RFID) technology, infrared data association (IrDA) technology, ultra-wideband (UWB) technology, Bluetooth (BT) technology and other technologies.

[0332] In an exemplary embodiment, the apparatus 300 may be implemented by one or more application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs), digital signal processors (DSPs), digital signal processing devices (DSPDs), programmable logic devices (PLDs), field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), controllers, microcontrollers, microprocessors, or other electronic components to perform the above-described method.

[0333] In an exemplary embodiment, a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium including instructions is also provided, such as a memory 304 including instructions, which can be executed by the processor 320 of the apparatus 300 to perform the above method. For example, the non-transitory computer-readable storage medium can be a ROM, a random access memory (RAM), a CD-ROM, a magnetic tape, a floppy disk, an optical data storage device, etc.

[0334] Figure 16 4 is a block diagram of a TCI determination device according to an exemplary embodiment. For example, the device 400 can be provided as a network device. Figure 16 The apparatus 400 includes a processing component 422, which further includes one or more processors, and a memory resource represented by a memory 432 for storing instructions, such as an application, that can be executed by the processing component 422. The application stored in the memory 432 may include one or more modules, each corresponding to a set of instructions. In addition, the processing component 422 is configured to execute the instructions to perform the above-described method.

[0335] The device 400 may also include a power supply component 426 configured to perform power management of the device 400, a wired or wireless network interface 450 configured to connect the device 400 to a network, and an input / output (I / O) interface 458. The device 400 may operate based on an operating system stored in the memory 432, such as Windows Server™, Mac OS X™, Unix™, Linux™, FreeBSD™, or the like.

[0336] In an exemplary embodiment, a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium including instructions is also provided, such as a memory 432 including instructions, which can be executed by the processing component 422 of the apparatus 400 to perform the above method. For example, the non-transitory computer-readable storage medium can be a ROM, a random access memory (RAM), a CD-ROM, a magnetic tape, a floppy disk, an optical data storage device, etc.

[0337] It is further understood that in the present disclosure, "plurality" refers to two or more than two, and other quantifiers are similar. "And / or" describes the association relationship of associated objects, indicating that three relationships may exist. For example, A and / or B can mean: A exists alone, A and B exist at the same time, and B exists alone. The character " / " generally indicates that the related objects before and after are in an "or" relationship. The singular forms "a", "the" and "the" are also intended to include the plural forms, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.

[0338] It is further understood that the meanings of words such as "in response to" and "if" involved in this disclosure depend on the context and the actual usage scenarios. For example, the word "in response to" used herein can be interpreted as "at..." or "when..." or "if" or "if".

[0339] It will be further understood that the terms "first," "second," and the like are used to describe various types of information, but such information should not be limited to these terms. These terms are used solely to distinguish information of the same type from one another and do not indicate a particular order or level of importance. In fact, the terms "first," "second," and the like are fully interchangeable. For example, first information could be referred to as second information, and similarly, second information could be referred to as first information without departing from the scope of this disclosure.

[0340] It is further understood that although operations are described in a particular order in the drawings in the embodiments of the present disclosure, this should not be construed as requiring that the operations be performed in the particular order shown or in a serial order, or that all of the operations shown be performed to obtain the desired results. In certain circumstances, multitasking and parallel processing may be advantageous.

[0341] Those skilled in the art will readily appreciate other embodiments of the present disclosure after considering the specification and practicing the invention disclosed herein. This application is intended to cover any variations, uses, or adaptations of the present disclosure that follow the general principles of the present disclosure and include common knowledge or customary techniques in the art not disclosed herein.

[0342] It should be understood that the present disclosure is not limited to the exact structures described above and shown in the drawings, and that various modifications and changes may be made without departing from the scope thereof. The scope of the present disclosure is limited only by the scope of the appended claims.

Claims

1. A method for determining a transmission configuration indication state, characterized in that: Applied to a terminal, the method includes: receiving first information sent by a network device, and determining at least two search space sets having a link relationship based on the first information; receiving second information sent by the network device, and determining, based on the second information, a mapping relationship between the at least two search space sets and a transmission configuration indication (TCI) state; receiving third information sent by the network device, where the third information is used to indicate at least one TCI state; Based on the at least one TCI state, determine to monitor PDCCH candidate resources of at least one first search space set among the at least two search space sets.

2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that The method further comprises: Based on the at least one TCI state, it is determined whether to monitor the physical downlink control channel PDCCH candidate resources of the at least two search space sets.

3. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that The TCI state indicated by the third information is a TCI state; The determining, based on the at least one TCI state, whether to monitor the physical downlink control channel PDCCH candidate resources of the at least two search space sets includes: In response to the TCI state indicated by the third information being one TCI state, determining to stop monitoring the PDCCH candidate resources of the at least two search space sets.

4. The method according to claim 2, characterized in that The determining, based on the at least one TCI state, to monitor PDCCH candidate resources of at least one first search space set among the at least two search space sets includes: Based on the mapping relationship and at least one TCI state indicated by the third information, PDCCH candidate resources of at least one first search space set in the at least two search space sets are monitored.

5. The method according to claim 4, characterized in that The TCI state indicated by the third information is a plurality of TCI states; The monitoring, based on the mapping relationship and at least one TCI state indicated by the third information, PDCCH candidate resources of at least one first search space set in the at least two search space sets includes: Based on the mapping relationship and the multiple TCI states, PDCCH candidate resources of each search space set in the at least two search space sets are monitored respectively.

6. The method according to claim 4, characterized in that The TCI state indicated by the third information is a TCI state; The monitoring, based on the mapping relationship and at least one TCI state indicated by the third information, PDCCH candidate resources of at least one first search space set in the at least two search space sets includes: Based on the mapping relationship and the one TCI state, PDCCH candidate resources of a first search space set corresponding to the one TCI state in the at least two search space sets are monitored.

7. The method according to claim 4, characterized in that The TCI state indicated by the third information is a TCI state; The monitoring, based on the mapping relationship and at least one TCI state indicated by the third information, PDCCH candidate resources of at least one first search space set in the at least two search space sets includes: Based on the one TCI state, PDCCH candidate resources of the at least two search space sets are monitored.

8. The method according to claim 4, characterized in that The TCI state indicated by the third information includes a first TCI state, and a search space set corresponding to the first TCI state is the same as a search space set corresponding to the second TCI state of the second TCI state and the third TCI state currently being used by the terminal; The monitoring, based on the mapping relationship and at least one TCI state indicated by the third information, PDCCH candidate resources of at least one first search space set in the at least two search space sets includes: Determine, based on the mapping relationship, a first search space set corresponding to the first TCI state and a second search space set corresponding to the third TCI state; The PDCCH candidate resources of the first search space set are monitored based on the first TCI state, and the PDCCH candidate resources of the second search space set are monitored based on the third TCI state.

9. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that The second information indicates a mapping relationship between the at least two search space sets and the transmission configuration indication TCI state in at least one of the following ways: Indicate one or more TCI states corresponding to each of the at least two search space sets; Indicate one or more TCI states corresponding to the control resource sets respectively associated with the at least two search space sets; Indicates one or more TCI states corresponding to the control resource set group or control resource set pool index to which the control resource sets associated with the at least two search space sets respectively belong.

10. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the second information comprises at least one of the following: Radio Resource Control Signaling RRC; Media Access Control Controller MAC-CE; Downlink control information DCI.

11. The method according to any one of claims 2 to 10, wherein the third information comprises at least one of the following: MAC-CE; DCI.

12. The method according to claim 11, characterized in that The MAC-CE is used to indicate at least one TCI state, where the at least one TCI state corresponds to a code point in a TCI state indication field carried in the DCI; Or the MAC-CE is used to indicate at least one TCI state corresponding to multiple code points in the TCI state indication field carried in the DCI, and the TCI state indication field carried in the DCI is used to indicate one code point among the multiple code points.

13. The method according to any one of claims 2 to 12, characterized in that The at least one TCI state indicated by the third information is used to determine a quasi-co-site QCL assumption of at least one of a physical downlink shared channel PDSCH, a PDCCH, a control resource set associated with the PDCCH, a demodulation reference signal DMRS of the PDSCH and / or PDCCH, and a non-zero power NZP channel state information reference signal CSI-RS; and / or, The at least one TCI state indicated by the third information is used to determine a QCL hypothesis of at least one of a physical uplink control channel PUCCH, a physical uplink shared channel PUSCH, a DMRS of PUCCH and / or PUSCH, and a sounding reference signal SRS.

14. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 13, characterized in that The TCI state includes an uplink and downlink combined TCI state and / or a downlink TCI state.

15. A method for determining a transmission configuration indication state, characterized in that: Applied to a network device, the method includes: Sending first information to a terminal, where the first information is used to instruct the terminal to determine at least two search space sets having a link relationship; Sending second information to the terminal, where the second information is used to instruct the terminal to determine a mapping relationship between the at least two search space sets and a transmission configuration indication (TCI) state; Sending third information to the terminal, where the third information is used to indicate at least one TCI state, and the at least one TCI state is used to instruct the terminal to monitor physical downlink control channel PDCCH candidate resources of at least one first search space set in at least two search space sets.

16. The method according to claim 15, characterized in that The at least one TCI state is used to indicate whether the terminal monitors the physical downlink control channel PDCCH candidate resources of the at least two search space sets.

17. The method according to claim 15, characterized in that The TCI state indicated by the third information is one TCI state, and the one TCI state is used to instruct the terminal to stop monitoring the PDCCH candidate resources of the at least two search space sets.

18. The method according to claim 16, characterized in that The TCI states indicated by the third information are multiple TCI states, and the multiple TCI states are used to instruct the terminal to monitor PDCCH candidate resources of each search space set in the at least two search space sets respectively.

19. The method according to claim 16, wherein The TCI state indicated by the third information is one TCI state, and the one TCI state is used to instruct the terminal to monitor PDCCH candidate resources of a first search space set corresponding to the one TCI state among the at least two search space sets.

20. The method according to claim 16, wherein The TCI state indicated by the third information is one TCI state, and the one TCI state is used to instruct the terminal to monitor the PDCCH candidate resources of the at least two search space sets.

21. The method according to claim 16, wherein The TCI state indicated by the third information includes a first TCI state, and the search space set corresponding to the first TCI state is the same as the search space set corresponding to the second TCI state and the second TCI state in the third TCI state currently being used by the terminal; the first TCI state is used to determine the PDCCH candidate resources of the first search space set corresponding to the first TCI state monitored by the terminal.

22. The method according to any one of claims 15 to 21, characterized in that The second information indicates a mapping relationship between the at least two search space sets and the transmission configuration indication TCI state in at least one of the following ways: Indicate one or more TCI states corresponding to each of the at least two search space sets; Indicate one or more TCI states corresponding to the control resource sets respectively associated with the at least two search space sets; Indicates one or more TCI states corresponding to the control resource set group or control resource set pool index to which the control resource sets associated with the at least two search space sets respectively belong.

23. The method according to any one of claims 15 to 22, wherein the second information comprises at least one of the following: Radio Resource Control Signaling RRC; Media Access Control Controller MAC-CE; Downlink control information DCI.

24. The method according to any one of claims 16 to 23, wherein the third information comprises at least one of the following: MAC-CE; DCI.

25. The method according to claim 24, characterized in that The MAC-CE is used to indicate at least one TCI state, where the at least one TCI state corresponds to a code point in a TCI state indication field carried in the DCI; Or the MAC-CE is used to indicate at least one TCI state corresponding to multiple code points in the TCI state indication field carried in the DCI, and the TCI state indication field carried in the DCI is used to indicate one code point among the multiple code points.

26. The method according to any one of claims 16 to 25, characterized in that The at least one TCI state indicated by the third information is used to determine a quasi-co-site QCL assumption of at least one of a physical downlink shared channel PDSCH, a PDCCH, a control resource set associated with the PDCCH, a demodulation reference signal DMRS of the PDSCH and / or PDCCH, and a non-zero power NZP channel state information reference signal CSI-RS; and / or, The at least one TCI state indicated by the third information is used to determine a QCL hypothesis of at least one of a physical uplink control channel PUCCH, a physical uplink shared channel PUSCH, a DMRS of PUCCH and / or PUSCH, and a sounding reference signal SRS.

27. The method according to any one of claims 15 to 26, characterized in that The TCI state includes an uplink and downlink combined TCI state and / or a downlink TCI state.

28. A device for determining a transmission configuration indication state, characterized in that: Applied to a terminal, the device includes: a receiving module, configured to receive first information sent by a network device, and determine at least two search space sets having a link relationship based on the first information; The receiving module is further configured to receive second information sent by the network device, and determine a mapping relationship between the at least two search space sets and the transmission configuration indication TCI state based on the second information; The receiving module is further configured to receive third information sent by the network device, where the third information is used to indicate at least one TCI state; A processing module is used to determine, based on the at least one TCI state, to monitor PDCCH candidate resources of at least one first search space set among the at least two search space sets.

29. A device for determining a transmission configuration indication state, characterized in that: Applied to network equipment, the device includes: a sending module, configured to send first information to a terminal, where the first information is used to enable the terminal to determine at least two search space sets having a link relationship; The sending module is further configured to send second information to the terminal, where the second information is used to enable the terminal to determine a mapping relationship between the at least two search space sets and a transmission configuration indication (TCI) state; The sending module is further used to send third information to the terminal, where the third information is used to indicate at least one TCI state, and the at least one TCI state is used to instruct the terminal to monitor the physical downlink control channel PDCCH candidate resources of at least one first search space set in at least two search space sets.

30. A device for determining a transmission configuration indication state, characterized in that: include: processor; a memory for storing processor-executable instructions; The processor is configured to execute the method according to any one of claims 1 to 14.

31. A device for determining a transmission configuration indication state, characterized in that: include: processor; a memory for storing processor-executable instructions; The processor is configured to execute the method according to any one of claims 15 to 27.

32. A storage medium, characterized in that The storage medium stores instructions, and when the instructions in the storage medium are executed by a processor of the terminal, the terminal is enabled to execute the method according to any one of claims 1 to 14.

33. A storage medium, characterized in that The storage medium stores instructions, and when the instructions in the storage medium are executed by the processor of the network device, the network device is enabled to execute the method according to any one of claims 15 to 27.

34. A communication system comprising a terminal and a network device, wherein: The terminal is used to perform the method according to any one of claims 1 to 14; The network device is configured to execute the method according to any one of claims 15 to 27.

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