Terminal capability information determination method and apparatus, and storage medium

Abstract

This disclosure relates to a method, apparatus, and storage medium for determining terminal capability information, and pertains to the field of communication technology. It is used to improve uplink transmission quality and system transmission throughput. The method includes: determining that the terminal supports simultaneous uplink multi-antenna panel transmission (STxMP); determining that the sum of the transmit powers of different antenna panels of the terminal under STxMP transmission is higher than the maximum transmit power determined based on the terminal's power level; determining the terminal's capability information, wherein the capability information indicates that the maximum transmit power of each antenna panel among the multiple antenna panels supports full-power transmission under STxMP transmission, the full power being determined based on the PA capability or power level of each antenna panel among the multiple antenna panels; and transmitting the capability information to a network device.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This disclosure relates to the field of communication technology, and in particular to a method, apparatus and storage medium for determining terminal capability information. Background Technology

[0002] In uplink carrier aggregation (CA) and dual connection (DC), the maximum transmit power of a terminal on a band combination (BC) is limited by the terminal power level defined on that BC. Related technologies support higher-power terminals (High-power UE, HPUE) to better utilize the terminal's independent power amplifier (PA) to achieve higher transmit power.

[0003] Currently, the idea is to achieve simultaneous uplink transmission for multiple TRPs using multiple panels. However, in the case of simultaneous transmission via multi-panel (STxMP), determining the maximum transmission power of each panel is a problem that needs to be solved. Summary of the Invention

[0004] To overcome the problems existing in related technologies, this disclosure provides a method, apparatus and storage medium for determining terminal capability information.

[0005] According to a first aspect of the present disclosure, a method for determining terminal capability information is provided, executed by a terminal, the method comprising:

[0006] It is confirmed that the terminal supports simultaneous uplink STxMP transmission via multiple antenna panels;

[0007] It is determined that the sum of the transmit power of different antenna panels of the terminal under STxMP transmission is higher than the maximum transmit power determined based on the power level of the terminal;

[0008] The capability information of the terminal is determined, which is used to indicate that the maximum transmit power of each antenna panel in the multiple antenna panels supports full power transmission under STxMP transmission. The full power is determined based on the PA capability of each antenna panel or the power level of each antenna panel.

[0009] Send the capability information to the network device.

[0010] In one embodiment, the method further includes: determining that the maximum transmit power of each antenna panel in a plurality of antenna panels under STxMP transmission does not support full-power transmission, and determining that the sum of the maximum transmit power of each antenna panel in the plurality of antenna panels is less than or equal to the maximum transmit power determined based on the power level of the terminal.

[0011] In one embodiment, the method further includes:

[0012] Power information is sent to the network device, the power information being used to indicate the maximum transmit power of each of the plurality of antenna panels or the power level of each antenna panel.

[0013] In one embodiment, the power information does not include panel identification, and the multiple antenna panels of the terminal are symmetrical panels and / or asymmetrical panels.

[0014] In one embodiment, the terminal's multiple antenna panels are symmetrical antenna panels, and the power information includes the grade information of at least one of the symmetrical antenna panels; or

[0015] The terminal has multiple antenna panels that are asymmetric antenna panels, and the power information includes the power information of all asymmetric antenna panels in the asymmetric antenna panels.

[0016] In one embodiment, the power information includes panel identifiers of the plurality of antenna panels, and there is a correspondence between the panel identifiers of the plurality of antenna panels and the maximum transmit power or power level of the plurality of antenna panels.

[0017] In one embodiment, the sum of the maximum transmit power of the plurality of antenna panels of the terminal under STxMP transmission is less than or equal to a first power threshold and greater than or equal to a second power threshold.

[0018] The first power threshold is greater than the second power threshold.

[0019] In one embodiment, the first power threshold is determined based on the maximum transmit power allowed by the terminal on the current carrier and the transmit power corresponding to the power level of each antenna panel.

[0020] In one embodiment, the second power threshold is determined based on the transmit power corresponding to the power level of each antenna panel and the maximum transmit power of the terminal under STxMP transmission, wherein the maximum transmit power of the terminal under STxMP transmission is determined based on the sum of the transmit powers corresponding to the power levels of the plurality of antenna panels.

[0021] In one embodiment, the terminal performs STxMP transmission under a single downlink control signaling (S-DCI), and the transmission channel / signal corresponding to the STxMP transmission includes at least one of the following:

[0022] Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH);

[0023] Physical uplink control channel (PUCCH);

[0024] Detection reference signal SRS.

[0025] In one embodiment, the terminal performs STxMP transmission under multiple downlink control signaling (M-DCI), and the transmission channel / signal corresponding to the STxMP transmission includes at least one of the following:

[0026] PUSCH and PUSCH;

[0027] PUCCH and PUCCH;

[0028] PUSCH and PUCCH;

[0029] SRS and SRS;

[0030] SRS and PUCCH;

[0031] SRS and PUSCH.

[0032] In one implementation, the capability information or the power information is carried in at least one of the following signaling methods:

[0033] RRC;

[0034] MAC-CE;

[0035] UCI.

[0036] According to a second aspect of the present disclosure, a method for determining terminal capability information is provided, executed by a network device, the method comprising:

[0037] Receive capability information sent by the terminal;

[0038] The capability information is used to indicate that when the terminal transmits STxMP simultaneously on multiple uplink antenna panels, and the sum of the transmission power of different antenna panels of the terminal under STxMP transmission is higher than the maximum transmission power determined based on the power level of the terminal, the maximum transmission power of each antenna panel among the multiple antenna panels of the terminal under STxMP transmission supports full-power transmission. The full power is determined based on the PA capability of each antenna panel among the multiple antenna panels or the power level of each antenna panel.

[0039] In one embodiment, the method further includes: determining that the maximum transmit power of each antenna panel in a plurality of antenna panels under STxMP transmission does not support full-power transmission, and determining that the sum of the maximum transmit power of each antenna panel in the plurality of antenna panels is less than or equal to the maximum transmit power determined based on the power level of the terminal.

[0040] In one embodiment, the method further includes:

[0041] The terminal receives power information, which is used to indicate the maximum transmit power of each of the plurality of antenna panels or the power level of each antenna panel.

[0042] In one embodiment, the power information does not include panel identification, and the multiple antenna panels of the terminal are symmetrical panels and / or asymmetrical panels.

[0043] In one embodiment, the terminal's multiple antenna panels are symmetrical antenna panels, and the power information includes the grade information of at least one of the symmetrical antenna panels; or

[0044] The terminal has multiple antenna panels that are asymmetric antenna panels, and the power information includes the power information of all asymmetric antenna panels in the asymmetric antenna panels.

[0045] In one embodiment, the power information includes panel identifiers of the plurality of antenna panels, and there is a correspondence between the panel identifiers of the plurality of antenna panels and the maximum transmit power or power level of the plurality of antenna panels.

[0046] In one embodiment, the sum of the maximum transmit power of the plurality of antenna panels of the terminal under STxMP transmission is less than or equal to a first power threshold and greater than or equal to a second power threshold.

[0047] The first power threshold is greater than the second power threshold.

[0048] In one embodiment, the first power threshold is determined based on the maximum transmit power allowed by the terminal on the current carrier and the transmit power corresponding to the power level of each antenna panel.

[0049] In one embodiment, the second power threshold is determined based on the transmit power corresponding to the power level of each antenna panel and the maximum transmit power of the terminal under STxMP transmission, wherein the maximum transmit power of the terminal under STxMP transmission is determined based on the sum of the transmit powers corresponding to the power levels of the plurality of antenna panels.

[0050] In one embodiment, the terminal performs STxMP transmission under a single downlink control signaling (S-DCI), and the transmission channel / signal corresponding to the STxMP transmission includes at least one of the following:

[0051] Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH);

[0052] Physical uplink control channel (PUCCH);

[0053] Detection reference signal SRS.

[0054] In one embodiment, the terminal performs STxMP transmission under multiple downlink control signaling (M-DCI), and the transmission channel / signal corresponding to the STxMP transmission includes at least one of the following:

[0055] PUSCH and PUSCH;

[0056] PUCCH and PUCCH;

[0057] PUSCH and PUCCH;

[0058] SRS and SRS;

[0059] SRS and PUCCH;

[0060] SRS and PUSCH.

[0061] In one implementation, capability information or power information sent by the terminal is received based on at least one of the following signaling methods:

[0062] RRC;

[0063] MAC-CE;

[0064] UCI.

[0065] According to a third aspect of the present disclosure, a terminal capability information determining apparatus is provided, the apparatus comprising:

[0066] The processing module is used to determine that the terminal supports uplink multi-antenna panel simultaneous transmission of STxMP transmission;

[0067] The processing module is also configured to determine that the sum of the transmit power of different antenna panels of the terminal under STxMP transmission is higher than the maximum transmit power determined based on the power level of the terminal;

[0068] The processing module is also used to determine the capability information of the terminal;

[0069] The capability information is used to indicate that the terminal supports full-power transmission with the maximum transmit power of each antenna panel among the multiple antenna panels under STxMP transmission. The full power is determined based on the PA capability of each antenna panel among the multiple antenna panels or the power level of each antenna panel.

[0070] The sending module is used to send the capability information to the network device.

[0071] In one embodiment, the processing module is further configured to determine that the maximum transmit power of each antenna panel in the plurality of antenna panels under STxMP transmission does not support full-power transmission, and to determine that the sum of the maximum transmit power of each antenna panel in the plurality of antenna panels is less than or equal to the maximum transmit power determined based on the power level of the terminal.

[0072] In one embodiment, the transmitting module is further configured to transmit power information to the network device, the power information being used to indicate the maximum transmit power of each of the plurality of antenna panels or the power level of each antenna panel.

[0073] In one embodiment, the power information does not include panel identification, and the multiple antenna panels of the terminal are symmetrical panels and / or asymmetrical panels.

[0074] In one embodiment, the terminal's multiple antenna panels are symmetrical antenna panels, and the power information includes the grade information of at least one of the symmetrical antenna panels; or

[0075] The terminal has multiple antenna panels that are asymmetric antenna panels, and the power information includes the power information of all asymmetric antenna panels in the asymmetric antenna panels.

[0076] In one embodiment, the power information includes panel identifiers of the plurality of antenna panels, and there is a correspondence between the panel identifiers of the plurality of antenna panels and the maximum transmit power or power level of the plurality of antenna panels.

[0077] In one embodiment, the sum of the maximum transmit power of the plurality of antenna panels of the terminal under STxMP transmission is less than or equal to a first power threshold and greater than or equal to a second power threshold.

[0078] The first power threshold is greater than the second power threshold.

[0079] In one embodiment, the first power threshold is determined based on the maximum transmit power allowed by the terminal on the current carrier and the transmit power corresponding to the power level of each antenna panel.

[0080] In one embodiment, the second power threshold is determined based on the transmit power corresponding to the power level of each antenna panel and the maximum transmit power of the terminal under STxMP transmission, wherein the maximum transmit power of the terminal under STxMP transmission is determined based on the sum of the transmit powers corresponding to the power levels of the plurality of antenna panels.

[0081] In one embodiment, the terminal performs STxMP transmission under a single downlink control signaling (S-DCI), and the transmission channel / signal corresponding to the STxMP transmission includes at least one of the following:

[0082] Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH);

[0083] Physical uplink control channel (PUCCH);

[0084] Detection reference signal SRS.

[0085] In one embodiment, the terminal performs STxMP transmission under multiple downlink control signaling (M-DCI), and the transmission channel / signal corresponding to the STxMP transmission includes at least one of the following:

[0086] PUSCH and PUSCH;

[0087] PUCCH and PUCCH;

[0088] PUSCH and PUCCH;

[0089] SRS and SRS;

[0090] SRS and PUCCH;

[0091] SRS and PUSCH.

[0092] In one implementation, the capability information or the power information is carried in at least one of the following signaling methods:

[0093] RRC;

[0094] MAC-CE;

[0095] UCI.

[0096] According to a fourth aspect of the present disclosure, a terminal capability information determining apparatus is provided, the apparatus comprising:

[0097] The receiving module is used to receive capability information sent by the terminal;

[0098] The capability information is used to indicate that when the terminal transmits STxMP simultaneously on multiple uplink antenna panels, and the sum of the transmission power of different antenna panels of the terminal under STxMP transmission is higher than the maximum transmission power determined based on the power level of the terminal, the maximum transmission power of each antenna panel among the multiple antenna panels of the terminal under STxMP transmission supports full-power transmission. The full power is determined based on the PA capability of each antenna panel among the multiple antenna panels or the power level of each antenna panel.

[0099] In one embodiment, the processing module is configured to determine that the maximum transmit power of each antenna panel in the plurality of antenna panels of the terminal does not support full-power transmission under STxMP transmission, and to determine that the sum of the maximum transmit power of each antenna panel in the plurality of antenna panels is less than or equal to the maximum transmit power determined based on the power level of the terminal.

[0100] In one embodiment, the receiving module is further configured to receive power information sent by the terminal, the power information being used to indicate the maximum transmission power of each of the plurality of antenna panels or the power level of each antenna panel.

[0101] In one embodiment, the power information does not include panel identification, and the multiple antenna panels of the terminal are symmetrical panels and / or asymmetrical panels.

[0102] In one embodiment, the terminal's multiple antenna panels are symmetrical antenna panels, and the power information includes the grade information of at least one of the symmetrical antenna panels; or

[0103] The terminal has multiple antenna panels that are asymmetric antenna panels, and the power information includes the power information of all asymmetric antenna panels in the asymmetric antenna panels.

[0104] In one embodiment, the power information includes panel identifiers of the plurality of antenna panels, and there is a correspondence between the panel identifiers of the plurality of antenna panels and the maximum transmit power or power level of the plurality of antenna panels.

[0105] In one embodiment, the sum of the maximum transmit power of the plurality of antenna panels of the terminal under STxMP transmission is less than or equal to a first power threshold and greater than or equal to a second power threshold.

[0106] The first power threshold is greater than the second power threshold.

[0107] In one embodiment, the first power threshold is determined based on the maximum transmit power allowed by the terminal on the current carrier and the transmit power corresponding to the power level of each antenna panel.

[0108] In one embodiment, the second power threshold is determined based on the transmit power corresponding to the power level of each antenna panel and the maximum transmit power of the terminal under STxMP transmission, wherein the maximum transmit power of the terminal under STxMP transmission is determined based on the sum of the transmit powers corresponding to the power levels of the plurality of antenna panels.

[0109] In one embodiment, the terminal performs STxMP transmission under a single downlink control signaling (S-DCI), and the transmission channel / signal corresponding to the STxMP transmission includes at least one of the following:

[0110] Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH);

[0111] Physical uplink control channel (PUCCH);

[0112] Detection reference signal SRS.

[0113] In one embodiment, the terminal performs STxMP transmission under multiple downlink control signaling (M-DCI), and the transmission channel / signal corresponding to the STxMP transmission includes at least one of the following:

[0114] PUSCH and PUSCH;

[0115] PUCCH and PUCCH;

[0116] PUSCH and PUCCH;

[0117] SRS and SRS;

[0118] SRS and PUCCH;

[0119] SRS and PUSCH.

[0120] In one implementation, capability information or power information sent by the terminal is received based on at least one of the following signaling methods:

[0121] RRC;

[0122] MAC-CE;

[0123] UCI.

[0124] According to a fifth aspect of the present disclosure, a communication device is provided, comprising: a processor;

[0125] Memory used to store processor-executable instructions;

[0126] The processor is configured to execute the method described in the first aspect and any of its embodiments.

[0127] According to a sixth aspect of the present disclosure, a communication device is provided, comprising: a processor;

[0128] Memory used to store processor-executable instructions;

[0129] The processor is configured to execute the method described in the second aspect and any of its embodiments.

[0130] According to a seventh aspect of the present disclosure, a storage medium is provided that stores instructions which, when executed by a processor of a terminal, enable the terminal to perform the method described in the first aspect and any of its embodiments.

[0131] According to an eighth aspect of the present disclosure, a storage medium is provided that stores instructions which, when executed by a processor of a network device, enable the network device to perform the method described in the second aspect and any of its embodiments.

[0132] According to a ninth aspect of the present disclosure, a communication system is provided, including a terminal and a network device, wherein the terminal is configured to perform the method described in the first aspect and any embodiment thereof; and the network device is configured to perform the method described in the second aspect and any embodiment thereof.

[0133] The technical solutions provided by the embodiments of this disclosure can include the following beneficial effects: When a terminal supports STxMP transmission, and the sum of the transmission power of different antenna panels of the terminal under STxMP transmission is higher than the maximum transmission power determined based on the terminal's power level, the terminal's capability information is determined; wherein, the capability information is used to indicate that the maximum transmission power of each antenna panel among multiple antenna panels of the terminal under STxMP transmission supports full-power transmission, and the full power is determined based on the PA capability of each antenna panel among multiple antenna panels or the power level of each antenna panel. Thus, through the capability information, the sum of the transmission power of multiple antenna panels of the terminal under STxMP transmission is no longer limited to the maximum transmission power defined by the terminal's power level, but rather the maximum transmission power of each antenna panel can reach full-power transmission, thereby improving the uplink transmission quality and system transmission throughput.

[0134] It should be understood that the above general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory only, and are not intended to limit this disclosure. Attached Figure Description

[0135] The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and form a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments consistent with this disclosure and, together with the description, serve to explain the principles of this disclosure.

[0136] Figure 1This is a schematic diagram of a wireless communication system according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0137] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram illustrating an MP-MTRP transmission scenario under S-DCI scheduling according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0138] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram illustrating an MP-MTRP transmission scenario under M-DCI scheduling according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0139] Figure 4 This is a flowchart illustrating a method for determining terminal capability information according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0140] Figure 5 This is a flowchart illustrating a method for determining terminal capability information according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0141] Figure 6 This is a flowchart illustrating a method for determining terminal capability information according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0142] Figure 7 This is a flowchart illustrating a method for determining terminal capability information according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0143] Figure 8 This is a block diagram illustrating a terminal capability information determination device according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0144] Figure 9 This is a block diagram illustrating a terminal capability information determination device according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0145] Figure 10 This is a block diagram illustrating a device for determining terminal capability information according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0146] Figure 11 This is a block diagram illustrating a device for determining terminal capability information according to an exemplary embodiment. Detailed Implementation

[0147] Exemplary embodiments will now be described in detail, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. When the following description relates to the drawings, unless otherwise indicated, the same numbers in different drawings denote the same or similar elements. The embodiments described in the following exemplary embodiments do not represent all embodiments consistent with this disclosure.

[0148] The terminal capability information determination method described in this disclosure can be applied to... Figure 1 The wireless communication system shown may include network device 110 and terminal 120. It is understood that... Figure 1The wireless communication system shown is for illustrative purposes only. A wireless communication system may also include other network devices, such as core network equipment, wireless relay equipment, and wireless backhaul equipment. Figure 1 Not shown in the diagram. This disclosure does not limit the number of network devices and terminals included in the wireless communication system.

[0149] It is further understood that the wireless communication system of this disclosure is a network providing wireless communication functionality. The wireless communication system can employ 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. Based on factors such as capacity, speed, and latency, networks can be categorized as 2G (Generation) networks, 3G networks, 4G networks, or future evolution networks, such as the 5th Generation Wireless Communication System (5G) network. 5G networks can also be referred to as New Radio (NR). For ease of description, this disclosure sometimes refers to the wireless communication network simply as a network.

[0150] Furthermore, the network device 110 involved in this disclosure can also be referred to as a wireless access network device. This wireless access network device can be: a base station, an evolved Node B (eNB), a home base station, an access point (AP) in a Wireless Fidelity (WIFI) system, a wireless relay node, a wireless backhaul node, a transmission point (TP), or a transmission and receiving point (TRP), etc. It can also be a gNB in ​​an NR system, or a component or part of a base station. When it is a vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communication system, the network device can also be an in-vehicle device. It should be understood that the specific technology and specific device form used in the embodiments of this disclosure are not limited.

[0151] Furthermore, the terminal 120 involved in this disclosure can 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 a user. For example, the terminal can be a handheld device with wireless connectivity, an in-vehicle device, etc. Currently, some examples of terminals include: smartphones (Mobile Phones), pocket personal computers (PPCs), handheld computers, personal digital assistants (PDAs), laptops, tablets, wearable devices, or in-vehicle devices, etc. In addition, when it is a vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communication system, the terminal device can also be an in-vehicle device. It should be understood that the embodiments of this disclosure do not limit the specific technology or specific device form adopted by the terminal.

[0152] In this embodiment, network device 110 and terminal 120 can employ any feasible wireless communication technology to transmit data to each other. The transmission channel corresponding to network device 110 sending data or control information to terminal 120 is called the downlink channel (DL), and the transmission channel corresponding to terminal 120 sending data or control information to network device 110 is called the uplink channel (UL). It is understood that the network device involved in this embodiment can be a base station. Of course, the network device can also be any other possible network device, and the terminal can be any possible terminal; this disclosure does not limit the possibilities.

[0153] With the development of communication technology, in order to ensure coverage, uplink physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) transmission is carried out to multiple transmission reception points (TRPs) of network equipment. Version (R) 17 introduced cooperative transmission under time-division multiplexing (TDM) technology. This method uses different transmission occupancy (TO) times in the time domain to send different repetitions of the same information on the PUSCH to different TRPs of the base station. This method has relatively low requirements for terminal capabilities, not requiring simultaneous beam transmission, but it has a larger transmission delay.

[0154] For uplink, the actual spatial characteristics of the PUSCH channels traversed by different TRPs may vary greatly. Therefore, it is assumed that the quasi-co-addressable QCL-D of PUSCH channels are different for different transmission directions.

[0155] In Release 18 (R18), the primary goal is to increase transmission reliability and throughput, and reduce transmission latency in multiple TRPs, by enabling simultaneous cooperative transmission to multiple TRPs via multiple antenna panels. However, this requires the terminal to have the capability to transmit multiple beams simultaneously. PUSCH transmission can be based on multi-panel / TRP transmission scheduled using a single physical downlink control channel (PDCCH), i.e., single-downlink control information (S-DCI), such as... Figure 2 As shown. PUSCH transmission can also be based on multi-panel / TRP transmission with different PDCCHs, i.e., multiple DCI (M-DCI) scheduling, such as... Figure 3 As shown.

[0156] In actual deployments, the links between transmission points may be relatively ideal backhaul links that support high throughput and very low backhaul latency, or they may be non-ideal backhaul links that use various Digital Subscribe Line (DSL), microwave, and relay methods. The non-coherent joint transmission (NC-JT) transmission scheme based on M-DCI was initially introduced mainly for non-ideal backhaul situations, but this scheme can also be used for ideal backhaul situations.

[0157] The current capability level definition of terminals in frequency range (FR)2 is defined according to different terminal types, including the power definition based on conducted power and the spatial power definition based on equivalent isotropically radiated power (EIRP), as shown in Table 1.

[0158] Table 1

[0159]

[0160] In New Radio (NR) technology, for terminals with dual power amplifiers (PAs) supporting carrier aggregation (CA) and dual connection (DC), the terminal's maximum transmit power is affected by the power class (PC) defined by the terminal. Taking a terminal with a defined power class of PC2 as an example, the terminal's PA capabilities can differ in different frequency bands. Table 2 shows examples of terminal power configurations.

[0161] Table 2

[0162] Terminal power level Network X-carrier power level Network Y-carrier power level Combination a 26dBm 23dBm 23dBm Combination b 26dBm 23dBm 26dBm Combination C 26dBm 26dBm 23dBm Combination d 26dBm 26dBm 26dBm

[0163] Here, X carrier and Y carrier represent different bands. Table 1 shows that if the terminal's power level is limited to 23 dBm in one frequency band and also limited to 23 dBm in another, the terminal's power level is limited to a maximum of 26 dBm. For example, in combinations b and c, when the terminal's power level is limited to 23 dBm in one frequency band and 26 dBm in another, the terminal's power level is limited to a maximum of 26 dBm due to relevant protocol specifications. However, in practice, the terminal's maximum transmit power can reach 27.8 dBm with an independent PA. Similarly, in combination d, the relevant protocol limits the maximum transmit power to 26 dBm, but in practice, the terminal's maximum transmit power can reach 29 dBm with an independent PA. In other words, the terminal's maximum transmit power is limited by the terminal power level specified in the protocol. In Release 17 (R17) regarding increasing the terminal power cap for CA / DC, for a band combination where one band supports power levels up to PC3 (23 dBm) and another band supports power levels up to PC2 (26 dBm), it can be assumed that the total power associated with the band combination is the sum of the individual power levels. R17 also supports higher-power terminals (High-power UEs, HPUEs) to better utilize the terminal's independent PA to achieve higher transmit power.

[0164] In the R18 Uplink MIMO enhancement, the aim is to achieve simultaneous uplink transmission for multiple TRPs using multiple panels, thereby further improving uplink system throughput and reliability. For terminals supporting STxMP transmission, different panels have independent PA structures. Currently, the sum of the transmit power of multiple panels is still limited by the maximum transmit power defined by the terminal's power class. Therefore, determining the maximum transmit power of each panel in a multi-panel configuration under STxMP transmission to achieve better transmission quality and coverage is a problem that needs to be solved.

[0165] Based on this, this disclosure provides a method for determining terminal capability information. By using the terminal capability information, it is determined that the sum of the transmission power of multiple antenna panels of the terminal under STxMP transmission is no longer limited to the maximum transmission power defined by the terminal's power level. Instead, the maximum transmission power of each antenna panel can reach full power transmission, thereby improving the transmission quality of uplink transmission and the system transmission throughput.

[0166] Figure 4 This is a flowchart illustrating a method for determining terminal capability information according to an exemplary embodiment, such as... Figure 4 As shown, the method for determining terminal capability information is executed by the terminal and includes the following steps.

[0167] In step S11, it is determined that the terminal supports uplink STxMP transmission.

[0168] In step S12, it is determined that the sum of the transmission power of different panels of the terminal under STxMP transmission is higher than the maximum transmission power determined based on the terminal's power level.

[0169] In step S13, the terminal's capability information is determined.

[0170] In step S14, capability information is sent to the network device.

[0171] In this embodiment of the disclosure, the capability information is used to indicate that the maximum transmit power of each panel in the multiple panels supports full-power transmission under STxMP transmission. The full power is determined based on the PA capability of each panel in the multiple panels or the power level of each panel.

[0172] In some embodiments, the capability information may be maximum transmit power capability information (HignPowerLimitSTxMP).

[0173] In some embodiments, the panel's PA capability is used to determine the panel's actual maximum transmit power, and the panel's power level is used to determine the panel's maximum transmit power based on the power level definition.

[0174] For example, if the terminal uses two panels for STxMP transmission, and the maximum transmit power of panel1 is defined as 26dBm based on the power level, and the maximum transmit power of panel2 is defined as 23dBm based on the power level, then the full power of panel1 and panel2 is 27.8dBm.

[0175] For example, if a terminal transmits STxMP data through two panels, and the actual transmission power of panel1, determined based on the PA capability, is 23dBm, and the actual transmission power of panel2, determined based on the PA capability, is also 23dBm, then the full power of panel1 and panel2 is 26dBm.

[0176] In some embodiments, when the terminal supports uplink STxMP transmission, the transmit power of panel1 is determined to be 23dBm based on the PA capability or power level of panel1, and the transmit power of panel2 is determined to be 26dBm based on the PA capability or power level of panel2. Therefore, the sum of the transmit powers of panel1 and panel2 can actually reach 27.8dBm. However, since the maximum transmit power defined by the terminal's power level is 26dBm, the sum of the maximum transmit powers of panel1 and panel2 can only reach a maximum of 26dBm, and cannot achieve the full-power transmit power of 27.8dBm. In this case, by determining through the terminal's capability information that the maximum transmit power of each panel in the multiple panels supports full-power transmission under STxMP transmission, the maximum transmit power of panel1 and panel2 can reach the full-power transmit power of 27.8dBm.

[0177] In this embodiment of the disclosure, when the terminal supports STxMP transmission, and the sum of the transmission power of different panels of the terminal under STxMP transmission is higher than the maximum transmission power determined based on the terminal's power level, the terminal's capability information determines that the maximum transmission power of each panel among multiple panels under STxMP transmission supports full-power transmission. This means that the sum of the transmission power of multiple panels of the terminal under STxMP transmission is no longer limited by the maximum transmission power defined by the terminal's power level, but rather each panel can achieve full-power transmission, thereby improving the transmission quality of uplink transmission and the system transmission throughput.

[0178] In a terminal capability information determination method provided in this embodiment, when the terminal does not have the capability information, that is, when the maximum transmission power of each panel in the multiple panels under STxMP transmission does not support full power transmission, the sum of the maximum transmission power of each panel in the multiple panels is determined to be lower than or equal to the maximum transmission power determined based on the terminal's power level.

[0179] For example, when the terminal supports uplink STxMP transmission, if the PA capability or power level of panel1 determines that panel1's transmit power can reach 23dBm, and the PA capability or power level of panel2 determines that panel2's transmit power can reach 26dBm, then the sum of the transmit power of panel1 and panel2 can actually reach 27.8dBm. However, since the maximum transmit power defined by the terminal's power level is 26dBm, the sum of the maximum transmit power of panel1 and panel2 can only reach a maximum of 26dBm, and cannot reach the full power transmission of 27.8dBm. In this case, if the terminal's capability information determines that the maximum transmit power of each panel in the multiple panels supports full power transmission under STxMP, then the maximum transmit power of panel1 and panel2 can reach the full power transmission of 27.8dBm. If the terminal does not have capability information, then the sum of the maximum transmit power of panel1 and panel2 can only reach a maximum of 26dBm.

[0180] In a terminal capability information determination method provided in this disclosure embodiment, regardless of whether the terminal possesses capability information or whether it has reported capability information to the network device, since the network device does not know the power information of each panel, the terminal needs to send the power information of each panel to the network device. For example... Figure 5 As shown, it includes the following steps:

[0181] In step S21, power information is sent to the network device.

[0182] The power information is used to indicate the maximum transmit power of each panel in the multiple panels or the power level of each panel.

[0183] In one implementation, when power information is used to indicate the power level of a panel, the maximum transmit power is determined based on the panel's power level. For example, if the panel's power level is PC2, then the panel's maximum transmit power is 26 dBm.

[0184] In a terminal capability information determination method provided in this disclosure embodiment, the power information does not include panel identifiers, and the multiple panels of the terminal are symmetrical panels and / or asymmetrical panels.

[0185] All symmetrical panels have the same maximum transmit power or power rating. Asymmetrical panels have different maximum transmit power or power ratings.

[0186] In some embodiments of a terminal capability information determination method provided in this disclosure, the multiple panels of the terminal are symmetrical panels, and the power information includes the level information of at least one of the symmetrical panels.

[0187] In one implementation, since the multiple panels of the terminal are symmetrical panels, the maximum transmission power and power level of the multiple panels of the terminal are the same. In this case, the terminal only needs to report the maximum transmission power or power level of one symmetrical panel, and the network device can determine the maximum transmission power of each panel.

[0188] In some other embodiments of a terminal capability information determination method provided in this disclosure, the multiple panels of the terminal are asymmetric panels, and the power information includes the power information of all asymmetric panels in the asymmetric antenna panel.

[0189] In one implementation, since the terminal's multiple panels are asymmetric panels, their maximum transmit power and power levels are different. In this case, the terminal needs to report the power information of all asymmetric panels. For example, the terminal reports the power information of all asymmetric panels based on beamforming, or based on beamforming CSI.

[0190] In a terminal capability information determination method provided in this embodiment, the power information includes panel identifiers of multiple panels, and there is a correspondence between the panel identifiers of multiple panels and the maximum transmission power or power level of multiple panels.

[0191] In this embodiment of the disclosure, the power information includes panel identifiers of multiple panels. Each panel has a corresponding panel identifier and a corresponding maximum transmission power or power level. The network device can determine the maximum transmission power or power level of each panel based on the panel identifier of each panel, thereby knowing the maximum transmission power of each panel.

[0192] In a terminal capability information determination method provided in this embodiment, when the terminal has capability information, the sum of the maximum transmission power of multiple panels under STxMP transmission is higher than the maximum transmission power corresponding to the terminal's power level.

[0193] For example, the terminal uses two panels for STxMP transmission. The maximum transmit power of panel1 is 26dBm, and the maximum transmit power of panel2 is 23dBm. The sum of the maximum transmit power of panel1 and panel2 is 27.8dBm, and the maximum transmit power corresponding to the terminal's power level is 26dBm.

[0194] In this embodiment of the disclosure, when the terminal has capability information, the maximum transmission power of each panel in the multiple panels under STxMP transmission supports full-power transmission. That is, the maximum transmission power of the multiple panels is no longer limited to the maximum transmission power corresponding to the power level of the terminal. The sum of the maximum transmission power of the multiple panels can be higher than the maximum transmission power corresponding to the power level of the terminal, thereby improving the transmission quality of uplink transmission and the system transmission throughput.

[0195] In a terminal capability information determination method provided in this disclosure embodiment, the sum of the maximum transmission power of multiple panels of the terminal under STxMP transmission is less than or equal to a first power threshold and greater than or equal to a second power threshold. The first power threshold is greater than the second power threshold.

[0196] In a terminal capability information determination method provided in this disclosure embodiment, the first power threshold is determined based on the maximum transmission power allowed by the terminal on the current carrier and the transmission power corresponding to the power level of each panel.

[0197] In a terminal capability information determination method provided in this disclosure embodiment, the second power threshold is determined based on the transmission power corresponding to the power level of each panel and the maximum transmission power of the terminal under STxMP transmission.

[0198] The maximum transmit power of the terminal under STxMP transmission is determined based on the sum of the transmit powers corresponding to the power levels of multiple panels.

[0199] In this embodiment, the maximum transmission power of each panel is enhanced so that the maximum transmission power of each panel can support higher full-power transmission. Therefore, the sum of the maximum transmission power of multiple panels also needs to be enhanced. This embodiment enhances the sum of the maximum transmission power of multiple panels by redefining the first power threshold and the second power threshold, so that the sum of the maximum transmission power of multiple panels can be higher than the maximum transmission power corresponding to the power level of the terminal, thereby improving the transmission quality of uplink transmission and the system transmission throughput.

[0200] In a terminal capability information determination method provided in this embodiment, the terminal performs STxMP transmission under S-DCI, and the transmission channel / signal corresponding to the STxMP transmission includes at least one of the following:

[0201] PUSCH;

[0202] PUCCH;

[0203] Sounding reference signal (SRS).

[0204] In a terminal capability information determination method provided in this disclosure embodiment, the terminal performs STxMP transmission under M-DCI, and the transmission channel / signal corresponding to the STxMP transmission includes at least one of the following:

[0205] PUSCH and PUSCH;

[0206] PUCCH and PUCCH;

[0207] PUSCH and PUCCH;

[0208] SRS and SRS;

[0209] SRS and PUCCH;

[0210] SRS and PUSCH.

[0211] In this embodiment of the disclosure, when the transmission channel / signal corresponding to the STxMP transmission is any one of the above, and it is determined that the terminal has capability information, the maximum transmission capability of each panel adopts full-power transmission.

[0212] In a terminal capability information determination method provided in this disclosure embodiment, capability information and / or power information are carried in at least one of the following signaling:

[0213] Radio Resource Control (RRC) signaling;

[0214] Media Access Control Element (MAC-CE);

[0215] Uplink Control Information (UCI).

[0216] Capability information and power information can be carried in the same signaling or in different signaling.

[0217] Based on the same concept, this disclosure also provides a method for determining terminal capability information, which is executed by a network device.

[0218] Figure 6 This is a flowchart illustrating a method for determining terminal capability information according to an exemplary embodiment, such as... Figure 6 As shown, the method for determining terminal capability information is executed by the network device and includes the following steps.

[0219] In step S31, the capability information sent by the receiving terminal is received.

[0220] The capability information is used to indicate that when the terminal is transmitting in uplink STxMP and the sum of the transmission power of different panels under STxMP transmission is higher than the maximum transmission power determined based on the terminal's power level, the maximum transmission power of each panel in the multiple panels under STxMP transmission supports full-power transmission. The full power is determined based on the PA capability of each panel in the multiple panels or the power level of each panel.

[0221] In some embodiments, the capability information may be maximum transmit power capability information (HignPowerLimitSTxMP).

[0222] In some embodiments, the panel's PA capability is used to determine the panel's actual maximum transmit power, and the panel's power level is used to determine the panel's maximum transmit power based on the power level definition.

[0223] For example, if the terminal uses two panels for STxMP transmission, and the maximum transmit power of panel1 is defined as 26dBm based on the power level, and the maximum transmit power of panel2 is defined as 23dBm based on the power level, then the full power of panel1 and panel2 is 27.8dBm.

[0224] For example, if a terminal transmits STxMP data through two panels, and the actual transmission power of panel1, determined based on the PA capability, is 23dBm, and the actual transmission power of panel2, determined based on the PA capability, is also 23dBm, then the full power of panel1 and panel2 is 26dBm.

[0225] In some embodiments, when the terminal supports uplink STxMP transmission, the transmit power of panel1 is determined to be 23dBm based on the PA capability or power level of panel1, and the transmit power of panel2 is determined to be 26dBm based on the PA capability or power level of panel2. Therefore, the sum of the transmit powers of panel1 and panel2 can actually reach 27.8dBm. However, since the maximum transmit power defined by the terminal's power level is 26dBm, the sum of the maximum transmit powers of panel1 and panel2 can only reach a maximum of 26dBm, and cannot achieve the full-power transmit power of 27.8dBm. In this case, by determining through the terminal's capability information that the maximum transmit power of each panel in the multiple panels supports full-power transmission under STxMP transmission, the maximum transmit power of panel1 and panel2 can reach the full-power transmit power of 27.8dBm.

[0226] In this embodiment of the disclosure, by receiving capability information sent by the terminal, the network device can determine that when the terminal supports STxMP transmission and the sum of the transmission power of different panels under STxMP transmission is higher than the maximum transmission power determined based on the terminal's power level, the maximum transmission power of each panel under STxMP transmission supports full-power transmission. This means that the sum of the transmission power of multiple panels under STxMP transmission is no longer limited by the maximum transmission power defined by the terminal's power level, but each panel can achieve full-power transmission, thereby improving the transmission quality of uplink transmission and the system transmission throughput.

[0227] In a terminal capability information determination method provided in this embodiment, when the network device does not receive capability information sent by the terminal, and the maximum transmission power of each antenna panel in the multiple antenna panels under STxMP transmission does not support full-power transmission, then it is determined that the sum of the maximum transmission power of each antenna panel in the multiple antenna panels is lower than or equal to the maximum transmission power determined based on the terminal's power level.

[0228] For example, when the terminal supports uplink STxMP transmission, if the PA capability or power level of panel1 determines that panel1's transmit power can reach 23dBm, and the PA capability or power level of panel2 determines that panel2's transmit power can reach 26dBm, then the sum of the transmit power of panel1 and panel2 can actually reach 27.8dBm. However, since the maximum transmit power defined by the terminal's power level is 26dBm, the sum of the maximum transmit power of panel1 and panel2 can only reach a maximum of 26dBm, and cannot reach the full power transmission of 27.8dBm. If the terminal's capability information is received and determines that the maximum transmit power of each panel in the multiple panels supports full power transmission under STxMP, then the maximum transmit power of panel1 and panel2 can reach the full power transmission of 27.8dBm. If the terminal's capability information is not received, then the sum of the maximum transmit power of panel1 and panel2 can only reach a maximum of 26dBm.

[0229] In a terminal capability information determination method provided in this disclosure embodiment, regardless of whether the network device receives capability information sent by the terminal, it needs to receive the power information of each panel reported by the terminal. For example... Figure 7 As shown, it includes the following steps:

[0230] In step S41, the power information sent by the receiving terminal is received.

[0231] The power information is used to indicate the maximum transmit power of each panel in the multiple panels or the power level of each panel.

[0232] In one implementation, when power information is used to indicate the power level of a panel, the maximum transmit power is determined based on the panel's power level. For example, if the panel's power level is PC2, then the panel's maximum transmit power is 26 dBm.

[0233] In a terminal capability information determination method provided in this disclosure embodiment, the power information does not include panel identifiers, and the multiple panels of the terminal are symmetrical panels and / or asymmetrical panels.

[0234] All symmetrical panels have the same maximum transmit power or power rating. Asymmetrical panels have different maximum transmit power or power ratings.

[0235] In some embodiments of a terminal capability information determination method provided in this disclosure, the multiple panels of the terminal are symmetrical panels, and the power information includes the level information of at least one of the symmetrical panels.

[0236] In one implementation, since the multiple panels of the terminal are symmetrical panels, the maximum transmission power and power level of the multiple panels of the terminal are the same. In this case, the terminal only needs to report the maximum transmission power or power level of one symmetrical panel, and the network device can determine the maximum transmission power of each panel.

[0237] In some other embodiments of a terminal capability information determination method provided in this disclosure, the multiple panels of the terminal are asymmetric panels, and the power information includes the power information of all asymmetric panels in the asymmetric antenna panel.

[0238] In one implementation, since the terminal's multiple panels are asymmetric panels, their maximum transmit power and power levels are different. In this case, the terminal needs to report the power information of all asymmetric panels. For example, the terminal reports the power information of all asymmetric panels based on beamforming, or based on beamforming CSI.

[0239] In a terminal capability information determination method provided in this embodiment, the power information includes panel identifiers of multiple panels, and there is a correspondence between the panel identifiers of multiple panels and the maximum transmission power or power level of multiple panels.

[0240] In this embodiment of the disclosure, the power information includes panel identifiers of multiple panels. Each panel has a corresponding panel identifier and a corresponding maximum transmission power or power level. The network device can determine the maximum transmission power or power level of each panel based on the panel identifier of each panel, thereby knowing the maximum transmission power of each panel.

[0241] In a terminal capability information determination method provided in this embodiment, when the terminal has capability information, the sum of the maximum transmission power of multiple panels under STxMP transmission is higher than the maximum transmission power corresponding to the terminal's power level.

[0242] For example, the terminal uses two panels for STxMP transmission. The maximum transmit power of panel1 is 26dBm, and the maximum transmit power of panel2 is 23dBm. The sum of the maximum transmit power of panel1 and panel2 is 27.8dBm, and the maximum transmit power corresponding to the terminal's power level is 26dBm.

[0243] In this embodiment of the disclosure, when the terminal has capability information, the maximum transmission power of each panel in the multiple panels under STxMP transmission supports full-power transmission. That is, the maximum transmission power of the multiple panels is no longer limited to the maximum transmission power corresponding to the power level of the terminal. The sum of the maximum transmission power of the multiple panels can be higher than the maximum transmission power corresponding to the power level of the terminal, thereby improving the transmission quality of uplink transmission and the system transmission throughput.

[0244] In a terminal capability information determination method provided in this disclosure embodiment, the sum of the maximum transmission power of multiple panels of the terminal under STxMP transmission is less than or equal to a first power threshold and greater than or equal to a second power threshold. The first power threshold is greater than the second power threshold.

[0245] In a terminal capability information determination method provided in this embodiment, the first power threshold is determined based on the maximum allowable transmission power of the terminal on the current carrier and the transmission power corresponding to the power level of each panel.

[0246] In a terminal capability information determination method provided in this disclosure embodiment, the second power threshold is determined based on the transmission power corresponding to the power level of each panel and the maximum transmission power of the terminal under STxMP transmission.

[0247] The maximum transmit power of the terminal under STxMP transmission is determined based on the sum of the transmit powers corresponding to the power levels of multiple panels.

[0248] In this embodiment, the maximum transmission power of each panel is enhanced so that the maximum transmission power of each panel can support higher full-power transmission. Therefore, the sum of the maximum transmission power of multiple panels also needs to be enhanced. This embodiment enhances the sum of the maximum transmission power of multiple panels by redefining the first power threshold and the second power threshold, so that the sum of the maximum transmission power of multiple panels can be higher than the maximum transmission power corresponding to the power level of the terminal, thereby improving the transmission quality of uplink transmission and the system transmission throughput.

[0249] In a terminal capability information determination method provided in this embodiment, the terminal performs STxMP transmission under S-DCI, and the transmission channel / signal corresponding to the STxMP transmission includes at least one of the following:

[0250] PUSCH;

[0251] PUCCH;

[0252] Sounding reference signal (SRS).

[0253] In a terminal capability information determination method provided in this disclosure embodiment, the terminal performs STxMP transmission under M-DCI, and the transmission channel / signal corresponding to the STxMP transmission includes at least one of the following:

[0254] PUSCH and PUSCH;

[0255] PUCCH and PUCCH;

[0256] PUSCH and PUCCH;

[0257] SRS and SRS;

[0258] SRS and PUCCH;

[0259] SRS and PUSCH.

[0260] In this embodiment of the disclosure, when the transmission channel / signal corresponding to the STxMP transmission is any one of the above, and it is determined that the terminal has capability information, the maximum transmission capability of each panel adopts full-power transmission.

[0261] In a terminal capability information determination method provided in this disclosure embodiment, capability information and / or power information sent by the terminal are received based on at least one of the following signaling methods:

[0262] RRC;

[0263] MAC-CE;

[0264] UCI.

[0265] It should be noted that those skilled in the art will understand that the various implementation methods / embodiments described above in this disclosure can be used in conjunction with the foregoing embodiments, or they can be used independently. Whether used alone or in conjunction with the foregoing embodiments, the implementation principle is similar. In this disclosure, some embodiments are described as implementations used together. Of course, those skilled in the art will understand that such illustrative examples are not intended to limit the embodiments of this disclosure.

[0266] Based on the same concept, embodiments of this disclosure also provide a device for determining terminal capability information.

[0267] It is understood that the terminal capability information determination device provided in this disclosure includes hardware structures and / or software modules corresponding to each function in order to achieve the above-mentioned functions. In conjunction with the units and algorithm steps of the various examples disclosed in this disclosure, this disclosure can be implemented in hardware or a combination of hardware and computer software. Whether a function is executed by hardware or by 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 beyond the scope of the technical solutions of this disclosure.

[0268] Figure 8 This is a block diagram illustrating a terminal capability information determination device according to an exemplary embodiment. (Refer to...) Figure 8 The device includes a processing module 101 and a sending module 102.

[0269] Processing module 101 is used to determine whether the terminal supports uplink multi-antenna panel simultaneous transmission STxMP transmission;

[0270] The processing module 101 is also used to determine that the sum of the transmit power of different antenna panels of the terminal under STxMP transmission is higher than the maximum transmit power determined based on the power level of the terminal.

[0271] The processing module 101 is also used to determine the terminal's capability information. The capability information is used to indicate that the terminal supports full-power transmission with the maximum transmit power of each antenna panel among multiple antenna panels under STxMP transmission. The full power is determined based on the PA capability of each antenna panel among multiple antenna panels or the power level of each antenna panel.

[0272] The sending module 102 is used to send capability information to network devices.

[0273] In one embodiment, the processing module 101 is further configured to determine that the maximum transmit power of each antenna panel in the multiple antenna panels of the terminal does not support full-power transmission under STxMP transmission, and to determine that the sum of the maximum transmit power of each antenna panel in the multiple antenna panels is less than or equal to the maximum transmit power determined based on the power level of the terminal.

[0274] In one embodiment, the transmitting module 102 is further configured to transmit power information to the network device, the power information being used to indicate the maximum transmit power of each of the plurality of antenna panels or the power level of each antenna panel.

[0275] In one embodiment, the power information does not include panel identification, and the multiple antenna panels of the terminal are symmetrical panels and / or asymmetrical panels.

[0276] In one embodiment, the terminal's multiple antenna panels are symmetrical antenna panels, and the power information includes the grade information of at least one of the symmetrical antenna panels; or

[0277] The terminal has multiple asymmetric antenna panels, and the power information includes the power information of all asymmetric antenna panels.

[0278] In one embodiment, the power information includes panel identifiers of multiple antenna panels, and there is a correspondence between the panel identifiers of the multiple antenna panels and the maximum transmit power or power level of the multiple antenna panels.

[0279] In one embodiment, the sum of the maximum transmit power of multiple antenna panels of the terminal under STxMP transmission is less than or equal to a first power threshold and greater than or equal to a second power threshold.

[0280] The first power threshold is greater than the second power threshold.

[0281] In one implementation, the first power threshold is determined based on the maximum transmit power allowed by the terminal on the current carrier and the transmit power corresponding to the power level of each antenna panel.

[0282] In one embodiment, the second power threshold is determined based on the transmit power corresponding to the power level of each antenna panel and the maximum transmit power of the terminal under STxMP transmission. The maximum transmit power of the terminal under STxMP transmission is determined based on the sum of the transmit powers corresponding to the power levels of multiple antenna panels.

[0283] In one implementation, the terminal performs STxMP transmission under a single downlink control signaling (S-DCI), and the transmission channel / signal corresponding to the STxMP transmission includes at least one of the following:

[0284] Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH);

[0285] Physical uplink control channel (PUCCH);

[0286] Detection reference signal SRS.

[0287] In one embodiment, the terminal performs STxMP transmission under multiple downlink control signaling (M-DCI), and the transmission channel / signal corresponding to the STxMP transmission includes at least one of the following:

[0288] PUSCH and PUSCH;

[0289] PUCCH and PUCCH;

[0290] PUSCH and PUCCH;

[0291] SRS and SRS;

[0292] SRS and PUCCH;

[0293] SRS and PUSCH.

[0294] Figure 9 This is a block diagram illustrating a terminal capability information determination device according to an exemplary embodiment. (Refer to...) Figure 9 The device includes a receiving module 201.

[0295] The receiving module is used to receive capability information sent by the terminal;

[0296] The capability information is used to indicate that when the terminal transmits STxMP simultaneously on multiple uplink antenna panels, and the sum of the transmission power of different antenna panels under STxMP transmission is higher than the maximum transmission power determined based on the terminal's power level, the maximum transmission power of each antenna panel in the multiple antenna panels under STxMP transmission supports full-power transmission. The full power is determined based on the PA capability of each antenna panel or the power level of each antenna panel.

[0297] In one embodiment, the device further includes a processing module 202. The processing module 202 is configured to determine that the maximum transmit power of each antenna panel in a plurality of antenna panels does not support full-power transmission under STxMP transmission, and to determine that the sum of the maximum transmit power of each antenna panel in the plurality of antenna panels is less than or equal to the maximum transmit power determined based on the terminal's power level.

[0298] In one embodiment, the receiving module 201 is further configured to receive power information sent by the terminal, the power information being used to indicate the maximum transmit power of each of the multiple antenna panels or the power level of each antenna panel.

[0299] In one embodiment, the power information does not include panel identification, and the multiple antenna panels of the terminal are symmetrical panels and / or asymmetrical panels.

[0300] In one embodiment, the terminal's multiple antenna panels are symmetrical antenna panels, and the power information includes the grade information of at least one of the symmetrical antenna panels; or

[0301] The terminal has multiple asymmetric antenna panels, and the power information includes the power information of all asymmetric antenna panels.

[0302] In one embodiment, the power information includes panel identifiers of multiple antenna panels, and there is a correspondence between the panel identifiers of the multiple antenna panels and the maximum transmit power or power level of the multiple antenna panels.

[0303] In one embodiment, the sum of the maximum transmit power of the plurality of antenna panels of the terminal under STxMP transmission is less than or equal to a first power threshold and greater than or equal to a second power threshold.

[0304] The first power threshold is greater than the second power threshold.

[0305] In one implementation, the first power threshold is determined based on the maximum transmit power allowed by the terminal on the current carrier and the transmit power corresponding to the power level of each antenna panel.

[0306] In one embodiment, the second power threshold is determined based on the transmit power corresponding to the power level of each antenna panel and the maximum transmit power of the terminal under STxMP transmission. The maximum transmit power of the terminal under STxMP transmission is determined based on the sum of the transmit powers corresponding to the power levels of multiple antenna panels.

[0307] In one implementation, the terminal performs STxMP transmission under a single downlink control signaling (S-DCI), and the transmission channel / signal corresponding to the STxMP transmission includes at least one of the following:

[0308] Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH);

[0309] Physical uplink control channel (PUCCH);

[0310] Detection reference signal SRS.

[0311] In one embodiment, the terminal performs STxMP transmission under multiple downlink control signaling (M-DCI), and the transmission channel / signal corresponding to the STxMP transmission includes at least one of the following:

[0312] PUSCH and PUSCH;

[0313] PUCCH and PUCCH;

[0314] PUSCH and PUCCH;

[0315] SRS and SRS;

[0316] SRS and PUCCH;

[0317] SRS and PUSCH.

[0318] Regarding the apparatus in the above embodiments, the specific manner in which each module performs its operation has been described in detail in the embodiments related to the method, and will not be elaborated upon here.

[0319] Figure 10This is a block diagram illustrating a terminal capability information determination device according to an exemplary embodiment. For example, device 300 may be a mobile phone, computer, digital broadcasting terminal, messaging device, game console, tablet device, medical device, fitness equipment, personal digital assistant, etc.

[0320] Reference Figure 10 The device 300 may include one or more of the following components: processing component 302, memory 304, power component 306, multimedia component 308, audio component 310, input / output (I / O) interface 312, sensor component 314, and communication component 316.

[0321] Processing component 302 typically controls the overall operation of device 300, such as operations associated with display, telephone calls, data communication, camera operation, and recording. Processing component 302 may include one or more processors 320 to execute instructions to perform all or part of the steps of the methods described above. Furthermore, processing component 302 may include one or more modules to facilitate interaction between processing component 302 and other components. For example, processing component 302 may include a multimedia module to facilitate interaction between multimedia component 308 and processing component 302.

[0322] Memory 304 is configured to store various types of data to support the operation of device 300. Examples of such data include instructions for any application or method operating on device 300, contact data, phonebook data, messages, pictures, videos, etc. 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 storage, flash memory, magnetic disk, or optical disk.

[0323] The power supply component 306 provides power to the various components of the device 300. The power supply component 306 may include a power management system, one or more power sources, and other components associated with generating, managing, and distributing power to the device 300.

[0324] 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 may be implemented as a touchscreen to receive input signals from the user. The touch panel includes one or more touch sensors to sense touches, swipes, and gestures on the touch panel. The touch sensors may sense not only the boundaries of the touch or swipe action but also the duration and pressure associated with the touch or swipe operation. In some embodiments, multimedia component 308 includes a front-facing camera and / or a rear-facing camera. When the device 300 is in an operating mode, such as a shooting mode or a video mode, the front-facing camera and / or the rear-facing camera may receive external multimedia data. Each front-facing camera and rear-facing camera may be a fixed optical lens system or have focal length and optical zoom capabilities.

[0325] Audio component 310 is configured to output and / or input audio signals. For example, audio component 310 includes a microphone (MIC) configured to receive external audio signals when device 300 is in an operating mode, such as call mode, recording mode, and voice recognition mode. The received audio signals may be further stored in memory 304 or transmitted via communication component 316. In some embodiments, audio component 310 also includes a speaker for outputting audio signals.

[0326] I / O interface 312 provides an interface between processing component 302 and peripheral interface modules, such as keyboards, click wheels, buttons, etc. These buttons may include, but are not limited to, home buttons, volume buttons, power buttons, and lock buttons.

[0327] Sensor assembly 314 includes one or more sensors for providing status assessments of various aspects of device 300. For example, sensor assembly 314 may detect the on / off state of device 300, the relative positioning of components such as the display and keypad of device 300, changes in the position of device 300 or a component of device 300, the presence or absence of user contact with device 300, the orientation or acceleration / deceleration of device 300, and temperature changes of device 300. Sensor assembly 314 may include a proximity sensor configured to detect the presence of nearby objects without any physical contact. Sensor assembly 314 may also include a light sensor, such as a CMOS or CCD image sensor, for use in imaging applications. In some embodiments, sensor assembly 314 may also include an accelerometer, a gyroscope, a magnetometer, a pressure sensor, or a temperature sensor.

[0328] Communication component 316 is configured to facilitate wired or wireless communication between device 300 and other devices. Device 300 can access wireless networks based on communication standards, such as WiFi, 2G, or 3G, or combinations thereof. In one exemplary embodiment, communication component 316 receives broadcast signals or broadcast-related information from an external broadcast management system via a broadcast channel. In one exemplary embodiment, communication component 316 also includes a near-field communication (NFC) module to facilitate short-range communication. For example, the NFC module may be implemented based on radio frequency identification (RFID) technology, Infrared Data Association (IrDA) technology, ultra-wideband (UWB) technology, Bluetooth (BT) technology, and other technologies.

[0329] 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 methods described above.

[0330] 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 a processor 320 of the device 300 to perform the above-described method. For example, the non-transitory computer-readable storage medium may be a ROM, random access memory (RAM), CD-ROM, magnetic tape, floppy disk, and optical data storage device, etc.

[0331] Figure 11 This is a block diagram illustrating a terminal capability information determination device according to an exemplary embodiment. For example, device 400 may be provided as a network device. (Refer to...) Figure 11 The apparatus 400 includes a processing component 422, which further includes one or more processors, and memory resources represented by memory 432 for storing instructions, such as application programs, that can be executed by the processing component 422. The application programs stored in memory 432 may include one or more modules, each corresponding to a set of instructions. Furthermore, the processing component 422 is configured to execute instructions to perform the methods described above.

[0332] Device 400 may also include a power supply component 426 configured to perform power management of device 400, a wired or wireless network interface 450 configured to connect device 400 to a network, and an input / output (I / O) interface 458. Device 400 may operate on an operating system stored in memory 432, such as Windows Server™, Mac OS X™, Unix™, Linux™, FreeBSD™, or similar.

[0333] 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 a processing component 422 of the apparatus 400 to perform the above-described method. For example, the non-transitory computer-readable storage medium may be a ROM, random access memory (RAM), CD-ROM, magnetic tape, floppy disk, and optical data storage device, etc.

[0334] It can be further understood that in this disclosure, "multiple" refers to two or more, and other quantifiers are similar. "And / or" describes the relationship between related objects, indicating that three relationships can exist; for example, A and / or B can represent: A alone, A and B simultaneously, and B alone. The character " / " generally indicates that the preceding and following related objects 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.

[0335] It is further understood that the meaning of words such as “in response to,” “if,” or “suppose” used in this disclosure depends on the context and the actual situation in which they are used. For example, the word “in response to” as used herein can be interpreted as “when,” “when,” or “if.”

[0336] It is further understood that the terms "first," "second," etc., are used to describe various types of information, but this information should not be limited to these terms. These terms are only used to distinguish information of the same type from one another, and do not indicate a specific order or degree of importance. In fact, the expressions "first," "second," etc., are completely interchangeable. For example, without departing from the scope of this disclosure, first information can also be referred to as second information, and similarly, second information can also be referred to as first information.

[0337] It is further understood that although operations are described in a specific order in the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of this disclosure, this should not be construed as requiring these operations to be performed in the specific order or serial order shown, or requiring all of the shown operations to be performed to obtain the desired result. In certain environments, multitasking and parallel processing may be advantageous.

[0338] Other embodiments of this disclosure will readily occur to those skilled in the art upon consideration of the specification and practice of the invention disclosed herein. This application is intended to cover any variations, uses, or adaptations of this disclosure that follow the general principles of this disclosure and include common knowledge or customary techniques in the art not disclosed herein.

[0339] It should be understood that this disclosure is not limited to the precise structures described above and shown in the accompanying drawings, and various modifications and changes can be made without departing from its scope. The scope of this disclosure is limited only by the appended claims.

Claims

1. A method for determining terminal capability information, characterized in that, The method, executed by a terminal, includes: It is confirmed that the terminal supports simultaneous uplink STxMP transmission via multiple antenna panels; It is determined that the sum of the transmit power of different antenna panels of the terminal under STxMP transmission is higher than the maximum transmit power determined based on the power level of the terminal; The capability information of the terminal is determined, which is used to indicate that the maximum transmit power of each antenna panel in the multiple antenna panels supports full power transmission under STxMP transmission. The full power is determined based on the power amplifier PA capability of each antenna panel or the power level of each antenna panel. Send the capability information to the network device.

2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that, The method further includes: It was determined that the maximum transmit power of each antenna panel in the terminal under STxMP transmission does not support full-power transmission. The sum of the maximum transmit power of each of the plurality of antenna panels is determined to be less than or equal to the maximum transmit power determined based on the power level of the terminal.

3. The method according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that, The method further includes: Power information is sent to the network device, the power information being used to indicate the maximum transmit power of each of the plurality of antenna panels or the power level of each antenna panel.

4. The method according to claim 3, characterized in that, The power information does not include panel identification, and the multiple antenna panels of the terminal are symmetrical panels and / or asymmetrical panels.

5. The method according to claim 3, characterized in that, The power information includes the panel identifiers of the plurality of antenna panels, and there is a correspondence between the panel identifiers of the plurality of antenna panels and the maximum transmit power or power level of the plurality of antenna panels.

6. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that, The sum of the maximum transmit power of the multiple antenna panels of the terminal under STxMP transmission is less than or equal to a first power threshold and greater than or equal to a second power threshold. The first power threshold is greater than the second power threshold.

7. The method according to claim 6, characterized in that, The first power threshold is determined based on the maximum transmit power allowed by the terminal on the current carrier and the transmit power corresponding to the power level of each antenna panel.

8. The method according to claim 6, characterized in that, The second power threshold is determined based on the transmit power corresponding to the power level of each antenna panel and the maximum transmit power of the terminal under STxMP transmission. The maximum transmit power of the terminal under STxMP transmission is determined based on the sum of the transmit powers corresponding to the power levels of the multiple antenna panels.

9. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that, The terminal performs STxMP transmission under a single downlink control signaling (S-DCI), and the transmission channel and / or signal corresponding to the STxMP transmission is at least one of the following: Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH); Physical uplink control channel (PUCCH); Detection reference signal SRS.

10. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that, The terminal performs STxMP transmission under Multiple Downlink Control Signaling (M-DCI), and the transmission channel and / or signal corresponding to the STxMP transmission includes at least one of the following: PUSCH and PUSCH; PUCCH and PUCCH; PUSCH and PUCCH; SRS and SRS; SRS and PUCCH; SRS and PUSCH.

11. A method for determining terminal capability information, characterized in that, Performed by a network device, the method includes: Receive capability information sent by the terminal; The capability information is used to indicate that when the terminal transmits STxMP simultaneously on multiple uplink antenna panels, and the sum of the transmission power of different antenna panels of the terminal under STxMP transmission is higher than the maximum transmission power determined based on the power level of the terminal, the maximum transmission power of each antenna panel in the multiple antenna panels under STxMP transmission supports full-power transmission. The full power is determined based on the power amplifier (PA) capability of each antenna panel or the power level of each antenna panel.

12. The method according to claim 11, characterized in that, The method further includes: It was determined that the maximum transmit power of each antenna panel in the terminal under STxMP transmission does not support full-power transmission. The sum of the maximum transmit power of each of the plurality of antenna panels is determined to be less than or equal to the maximum transmit power determined based on the power level of the terminal.

13. The method according to claim 11 or 12, characterized in that, The method further includes: The terminal receives power information, which is used to indicate the maximum transmit power of each of the plurality of antenna panels or the power level of each antenna panel.

14. The method according to claim 13, characterized in that, The power information does not include panel identification, and the multiple antenna panels of the terminal are symmetrical panels and / or asymmetrical panels.

15. The method according to claim 13, characterized in that, The power information includes the panel identifiers of the plurality of antenna panels, and there is a correspondence between the panel identifiers of the plurality of antenna panels and the maximum transmit power or power level of the plurality of antenna panels.

16. The method according to claim 11, characterized in that, The sum of the maximum transmit power of the multiple antenna panels of the terminal under STxMP transmission is less than or equal to a first power threshold and greater than or equal to a second power threshold. The first power threshold is greater than the second power threshold.

17. The method according to claim 16, characterized in that, The first power threshold is determined based on the maximum transmit power allowed by the terminal on the current carrier and the transmit power corresponding to the power level of each antenna panel.

18. The method according to claim 16, characterized in that, The second power threshold is determined based on the transmit power corresponding to the power level of each antenna panel and the maximum transmit power of the terminal under STxMP transmission. The maximum transmit power of the terminal under STxMP transmission is determined based on the sum of the transmit powers corresponding to the power levels of the multiple antenna panels.

19. The method according to claim 11, characterized in that, The terminal performs STxMP transmission under a single downlink control signaling S-DCI, and the transmission channel / signal corresponding to the STxMP transmission includes at least one of the following: Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH); Physical uplink control channel (PUCCH); Detection reference signal SRS.

20. The method according to claim 11, characterized in that, The terminal performs STxMP transmission under Multiple Downlink Control Signaling (M-DCI), and the transmission channel / signal corresponding to the STxMP transmission includes at least one of the following: PUSCH and PUSCH; PUCCH and PUCCH; PUSCH and PUCCH; SRS and SRS; SRS and PUCCH; SRS and PUSCH.

21. A device for determining terminal capability information, characterized in that, The device includes: The processing module is used to determine that the terminal supports uplink multi-antenna panel simultaneous transmission of STxMP transmission; The processing module is also configured to determine that the sum of the transmit power of different antenna panels of the terminal under STxMP transmission is higher than the maximum transmit power determined based on the power level of the terminal; The processing module is also used to determine the capability information of the terminal, which is used to indicate that the maximum transmit power of each antenna panel in the multiple antenna panels supports full power transmission under STxMP transmission. The full power is determined based on the power amplifier PA capability of each antenna panel in the multiple antenna panels or the power level of each antenna panel. The sending module is used to send the capability information to the network device.

22. A terminal capability information determination device, characterized in that, The device includes: The receiving module is used to receive capability information sent by the terminal; The capability information is used to indicate that when the terminal transmits STxMP simultaneously on multiple uplink antenna panels, and the sum of the transmission power of different antenna panels of the terminal under STxMP transmission is higher than the maximum transmission power determined based on the power level of the terminal, the maximum transmission power of each antenna panel in the multiple antenna panels under STxMP transmission supports full-power transmission. The full power is determined based on the power amplifier (PA) capability of each antenna panel or the power level of each antenna panel.

23. A communication device, characterized in that, include: processor; Memory used to store processor-executable instructions; The processor is configured to execute the method described in any one of claims 1 to 10 or any one of claims 11 to 20.

24. A storage medium, characterized in that, The storage medium stores instructions that, when executed by the processor of a terminal, enable the terminal to perform the method described in any one of claims 1 to 10; or, when executed by the processor of a network device, enable the network device to perform the method described in any one of claims 11 to 20.

25. A communication system comprising a terminal and network equipment, wherein, The terminal is used to perform the method as described in any one of claims 1-10; The network device is used to perform the method as described in any one of claims 11-20.

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