Beam control method, apparatus, and readable storage medium

Abstract

The application discloses a beam control method and device and a readable storage medium, relates to the technical field of communication, and is used for improving the signal receiving quality of a terminal device. The method comprises the following steps: acquiring multiple groups of signal data; determining a target preset beam direction from different preset beam directions according to the multiple groups of signal data, wherein the signal data under the coverage of a forwarding beam of the target preset beam direction meets a first preset condition; the first preset condition comprises that a first target signal strength is greater than a signal demodulation threshold of the terminal device, and a target difference value is the maximum value in target difference values of the multiple groups of signal data; the target difference value is the difference value between the first target signal strength and a first interference signal strength; and sending a first indication message to a beam forwarding device; the first indication message is used for instructing the beam forwarding device to forward the beam of a service base station based on the target preset beam direction.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] Embodiments of the present application relate to the technical field of communication, and in particular, to a beam control method, device and readable storage medium. BACKGROUND

[0002] A reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) device can actively and intelligently control spatial electromagnetic waves to form an electromagnetic field with controllable amplitude, phase, polarization and frequency. In a wireless communication system, the use of a RIS device can assist a base station to enhance coverage. For example, when performing cell edge coverage and blind spot area coverage, the signals transmitted by the base station are mainly forwarded (reflected / transmitted) to the terminal by the RIS device, and the signals transmitted by the terminal can also be forwarded to the base station by the RIS device.

[0003] In a multi-base station same-frequency networking communication system, after introducing a RIS device, the RIS device may, while forwarding the useful signals transmitted by the serving base station to the terminal device, also forward the interference signals transmitted by the adjacent frequency or same-frequency base station to the terminal device, resulting in poor signal quality received by the terminal device and affecting service transmission performance. SUMMARY

[0004] The present application provides a beam control method, device and readable storage medium for improving the signal reception quality of a terminal device.

[0005] To achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the present application adopts the following technical solutions:

[0006] In a first aspect, a beam control method is provided, applied to a beam control device, and the method comprises: acquiring a plurality of groups of signal data; different groups of signal data are measured under the forwarding beam coverage of the terminal device in different preset beam directions; the signal data comprises a first target signal strength and a first interference signal strength; the first target signal strength refers to the signal strength of the serving base station, and the first interference signal strength refers to the signal strength of the interference base station; the forwarding beam refers to the beam forwarded by the beam forwarding device; the beam direction refers to the included angle between the central direction of the beam and the normal direction of the surface of the beam forwarding device; determining a target preset beam direction from the different preset beam directions according to the plurality of groups of signal data, and the signal data under the forwarding beam coverage of the target preset beam direction satisfies a first preset condition; the first preset condition comprises: the first target signal strength is greater than the signal demodulation threshold of the terminal device, and the target difference value is the maximum value in the target difference values of the plurality of groups of signal data; the target difference value is the difference between the first target signal strength and the first interference signal strength; sending a first indication message to the beam forwarding device; the first indication message is used to instruct the beam forwarding device to forward the beam of the serving base station based on the target preset beam direction.

[0007] Optionally, the acquiring the multiple groups of signal data comprises: sending a second indication message to the beam forwarding device; the second indication message is used to instruct the beam forwarding device to forward the test beam to different preset beam directions in multiple preset time periods; one preset time period corresponds to one preset beam direction; and the multiple groups of signal data are acquired based on the measurement report of the terminal device under the corresponding test beam in each preset time period.

[0008] Optionally, the sending the second indication message to the beam forwarding device comprises: in a case that the service transmission request message is received, determining whether the service transmission request message satisfies a second preset condition; the service transmission request message comprises a second target signal strength and a second interference signal strength; the second preset condition comprises that the second target signal strength is less than or equal to a signal demodulation threshold of the terminal device, or a difference between the second target signal strength and the interference signal strength is less than or equal to a preset difference value; the second target signal strength is a signal strength of a serving base station measured by the terminal device when the service transmission request message is sent; the second interference signal strength is a signal strength of an interference base station measured by the terminal device when the service transmission request message is sent; and the second indication message is sent to the beam forwarding device in a case that the service transmission request message satisfies the second preset condition.

[0009] Optionally, the method further comprises: generating the test beam; an incident angle of the test beam to the beam forwarding device is in a first interval; the first interval satisfies a third preset condition; the third preset condition comprises that the test beam covers different preset beam directions when the incident angle is in the first interval; and the test beam is transmitted to the beam forwarding device, so that the beam forwarding device provides the terminal device with the forwarding beam coverage of the different preset beam directions.

[0010] Optionally, the second indication message comprises multiple codebooks; the multiple codebooks have a one-to-one correspondence with the different preset beam directions; and an included angle between adjacent forwarding beams of the different preset beam directions is a preset angle value.

[0011] Optionally, the method further comprises: acquiring position information of the terminal device; generating the multiple codebooks according to the position information; the multiple codebooks comprise a central codebook and multiple edge codebooks; a forwarding beam direction corresponding to the central codebook is directed to the terminal device; and the forwarding beam directions of the multiple edge codebooks are located on both sides of the forwarding beam direction of the central codebook.

[0012] Optionally, the service transmission request message is used to request service data, and after the first indication message is sent to the beam forwarding device, the method further comprises: sending the service data to the terminal device based on the forwarding beam of the beam forwarding device in the target preset beam direction.

[0013] Based on the technical solutions provided in the present application, by determining the signal data under the forwarding beams of different preset beam directions, the target preset beam direction with better signal quality can be determined, and the beam of the serving base station is forwarded by using the target preset beam direction. Moreover, since the signal data of the target preset beam direction satisfies that the first target signal strength is greater than the signal demodulation threshold of the terminal device, and the target difference is the maximum value among the target differences of the multiple groups of signal data, and the target difference is the difference between the first target signal strength and the first interference signal strength, it is ensured that the signal-to-interference-and-noise ratio value of the signal data of the target preset beam direction is high. In this way, the interference of the interference signal can be effectively reduced under the condition of ensuring the normal signal demodulation of the terminal device, and the signal quality received by the terminal device is improved.

[0014] In a second aspect, a beam forwarding method is provided, including: applied to a beam forwarding device, the method includes: in response to receiving a second indication message from a terminal device of a serving base station; forwarding test beams to different preset beam directions within multiple preset time periods; one preset time period corresponds to one preset beam direction; in response to receiving a first indication message from the serving base station; forwarding the beam of the serving base station based on a target preset beam direction; wherein the target preset beam direction is determined by the serving base station according to multiple groups of signal data; the different groups of signal data are measured by the terminal device under the forwarding beams of different preset beam directions; the signal data includes a first target signal strength and a first interference signal strength; the first target signal strength refers to the signal strength of the serving base station, and the first interference signal strength refers to the signal strength of an interference base station; the forwarding beam refers to the beam forwarded by the beam forwarding device; the beam direction refers to the included angle between the center direction of the beam and the normal direction of the surface of the beam forwarding device; the signal data under the forwarding beam of the target preset beam direction satisfies a first preset condition; the first preset condition includes that the first target signal strength is greater than the signal demodulation threshold of the terminal device, and the target difference is the maximum value among the target differences of the multiple groups of signal data; and the target difference is the difference between the first target signal strength and the first interference signal strength.

[0015] In a third aspect, a beam control apparatus is provided, and the apparatus includes an acquisition unit, a determination unit, and a sending unit. The acquisition unit is configured to acquire a plurality of groups of signal data. Different groups of the signal data are measured by a terminal device under a repeating beam in different preset beam directions. The signal data includes a first target signal strength and a first interference signal strength. The first target signal strength refers to a signal strength of a serving base station, and the first interference signal strength refers to a signal strength of an interfering base station. The repeating beam refers to a beam repeated by a beam repeating device. The beam direction refers to an included angle between a central direction of the beam and a normal direction of a surface of the beam repeating device. The determination unit is configured to determine a target preset beam direction from the different preset beam directions according to the plurality of groups of signal data. The signal data under the repeating beam in the target preset beam direction satisfies a first preset condition. The first preset condition includes that the first target signal strength is greater than a signal demodulation threshold of the terminal device, and a target difference value is a maximum value of target difference values of the plurality of groups of signal data. The target difference value is a difference between the first target signal strength and the first interference signal strength. The sending unit is configured to send a first indication message to the beam repeating device. The first indication message is used to instruct the beam repeating device to repeat a beam of the serving base station based on the target preset beam direction.

[0016] Optionally, the acquisition unit is specifically configured to send a second indication message to the beam repeating device. The second indication message is used to instruct the beam repeating device to repeat a test beam to different preset beam directions in a plurality of preset time periods. One preset time period corresponds to one preset beam direction. The acquisition unit is configured to acquire the plurality of groups of signal data based on a measurement report of the terminal device under the corresponding test beam in each preset time period.

[0017] Optionally, the determination unit is specifically configured to determine whether a service transmission request message satisfies a second preset condition in a case where the service transmission request message is received. The service transmission request message includes a second target signal strength and a second interference signal strength. The second preset condition includes that the second target signal strength is less than or equal to the signal demodulation threshold of the terminal device, or a difference between the second target signal strength and the interference signal strength is less than or equal to a preset difference value. The second target signal strength is a signal strength of the serving base station measured by the terminal device when the service transmission request message is sent. The second interference signal strength is a signal strength of the interfering base station measured by the terminal device when the service transmission request message is sent. In a case where the service transmission request message satisfies the second preset condition, the sending unit is configured to send the second indication message to the beam repeating device.

[0018] Optionally, the apparatus further comprises a processing unit, the processing unit is configured to generate a test beam; an incident angle of the test beam to the beam forwarding device is in a first interval; the first interval satisfies a third preset condition; the third preset condition comprises: when the incident angle is in the first interval, a forwarding beam direction of the test beam covers different preset beam directions; the processing unit is further configured to transmit the test beam to the beam forwarding device, so that the beam forwarding device provides the terminal device with forwarding beam coverage of the different preset beam directions.

[0019] Optionally, the second indication message comprises a plurality of codebooks; the plurality of codebooks have a one-to-one correspondence with the different preset beam directions; an included angle between adjacent forwarding beams of the different preset beam directions is a preset angle value.

[0020] Optionally, the processing unit is further configured to obtain position information of the terminal device; the processing unit is further configured to generate the plurality of codebooks according to the position information; the plurality of codebooks comprise a central codebook and a plurality of edge codebooks; a forwarding beam direction corresponding to the central codebook is directed to the terminal device; the forwarding beam directions of the plurality of edge codebooks are located on both sides of the forwarding beam direction of the central codebook.

[0021] Optionally, the service transmission request message is used to request service data; after the first indication message is transmitted to the beam forwarding device, the transmitting unit is further configured to transmit the service data to the terminal device based on the forwarding beam of the beam forwarding device in the target preset beam direction.

[0022] In a fourth aspect, a beam control apparatus is provided. The apparatus comprises: a receiving unit, configured to receive a second indication message from a serving base station of a terminal device; and a processing unit, configured to, in response to receiving the second indication message from the serving base station of the terminal device, forward a test beam to different preset beam directions in a plurality of preset time periods, one preset time period corresponding to one preset beam direction; the receiving unit is further configured to receive a first indication message from the serving base station; and the processing unit is further configured to, in response to receiving the first indication message from the serving base station, forward a beam of the serving base station based on a target preset beam direction, wherein the target preset beam direction is determined by the serving base station based on a plurality of groups of signal data, different groups of signal data are measured by the terminal device under a forward beam in different preset beam directions, the signal data comprises a first target signal strength and a first interference signal strength, the first target signal strength refers to a signal strength of the serving base station, the first interference signal strength refers to a signal strength of an interfering base station, the forward beam refers to a beam forwarded by a beam forwarding device, the beam direction refers to an included angle between a beam center direction and a normal direction of a surface of the beam forwarding device, and signal data under the forward beam in the target preset beam direction satisfies a first preset condition, and the first preset condition comprises that the first target signal strength is greater than a signal demodulation threshold of the terminal device, and a target difference is a maximum value of target differences of the plurality of groups of signal data, and the target difference is a difference between the first target signal strength and the first interference signal strength.

[0023] In a fifth aspect, a beam control apparatus is provided, which can implement the functions performed by the beam control apparatus in the above aspects or possible designs. The functions can be implemented by hardware, for example, in a possible design, the beam control apparatus can comprise a processor and a communication interface, and the processor can be configured to support the beam control apparatus to implement the functions involved in the above first aspect or any possible design of the first aspect.

[0024] In another possible design, the beam control apparatus can further comprise a memory configured to store computer-executable instructions and data necessary for the beam control apparatus. When the beam control apparatus is running, the processor executes the computer-executable instructions stored in the memory, so that the beam control apparatus performs the above first aspect or any possible beam control method of the first aspect.

[0025] In a sixth aspect, a computer readable storage medium is provided, which can be a readable non-volatile storage medium, and the computer readable storage medium stores computer instructions or programs, which, when running on a computer, enable the computer to perform the above first aspect or any possible beam control method of the above aspect.

[0026] In a seventh aspect, a computer program product including instructions, which, when executed on a computer, cause the computer to perform the beam control method of the first aspect or any possible design of the aspects above.

[0027] In an eighth aspect, a beam control system is provided, including a serving base station and a beam forwarding device.

[0028] The serving base station is configured to perform the beam control method of the first aspect or any possible design of the aspects above, and the beam forwarding device is configured to perform the beam control method of the second aspect or any possible design of the aspects above.

[0029] In a ninth aspect, a chip system is provided, including a processor and a communication interface, which can be used to implement the functions performed by the beam control apparatus in the first aspect or any possible design of the first aspect. In a possible design, the chip system further includes a memory, configured to store program instructions and / or data. The chip system can be composed of a chip, or include a chip and other discrete devices, without limitation. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0030] Figure 1 A structural schematic diagram of a beam forwarding system provided by an embodiment of the present application;

[0031] Figure 2 A structural schematic diagram of a beam control apparatus provided by an embodiment of the present application;

[0032] Figure 3 A flowchart of a beam control method provided by an embodiment of the present application;

[0033] Figure 4 A flowchart of another beam control method provided by an embodiment of the present application;

[0034] Figure 5 A flowchart of another beam control method provided by an embodiment of the present application;

[0035] Figure 6 A structural schematic diagram of another beam control apparatus provided by an embodiment of the present application;

[0036] Figure 7 A structural schematic diagram of another beam control apparatus provided by an embodiment of the present application. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0037] In order to make the ordinary person skilled in the art better understand the technical solutions of the present disclosure, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be described clearly and completely below with reference to the drawings.

[0038] It should be noted that the terms "first", "second", and the like in the description and in the claims of the present application and the above-described accompanying drawings are used to distinguish similar objects and are not necessarily used to describe a particular chronological or sequential order. It should be understood that the data thus used can be interchanged under appropriate circumstances so that the embodiments of the disclosure described herein can be implemented in other than the order illustrated or described herein. The implementation described in the following exemplary embodiments does not represent all implementations consistent with the present disclosure. Rather, they are merely examples of apparatuses and methods consistent with some aspects of the embodiments of the present application as detailed in the appended claims.

[0039] It should also be understood that the term "comprising" indicates the presence of the described features, integers, steps, operations, elements, and / or components, but does not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, and / or components.

[0040] Before the beam control method provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure is described in detail, the application scenarios related to the embodiments of the present disclosure are introduced. The embodiments of the present disclosure can be applied to the following scenarios:

[0041] Intelligent metasurfaces can actively and intelligently control spatial electromagnetic waves to form electromagnetic fields with controllable amplitude, phase, polarization, and frequency. Metasurfaces, as carriers for implementing electromagnetic control, are usually composed of a series of periodically arranged electromagnetic unit structures. Among them, the unit structure integrates some adjustable elements to obtain reconfigurability for electromagnetic wave control, such as PIN diodes, varactor diodes, liquid crystals, MEMS switches, etc. The introduction of intelligent metasurfaces changes the wireless propagation environment from passive adaptation to active control, thereby building an intelligent wireless environment. Intelligent metasurfaces can significantly improve the transmission performance between communication devices and enhance the coverage performance of wireless communication systems by dynamically adjusting the wireless channel environment.

[0042] The introduction of intelligent metasurfaces changes the wireless propagation environment from passive adaptation to active control, thereby building an intelligent wireless environment. Intelligent metasurfaces can significantly improve the transmission performance between communication devices and enhance the coverage performance of wireless communication systems by artificially adjusting the wireless channel environment. In a wireless communication system, intelligent metasurfaces can be used to assist base stations to enhance coverage. For example, when performing cell edge coverage and blind spot area coverage, the signals transmitted by the base station are mainly forwarded (reflected / transmitted) to the terminal by the intelligent metasurface, and the signals transmitted by the terminal can also be forwarded to the base station by the intelligent metasurface.

[0043] In a multi-base station same-frequency networking communication system, after introducing an intelligent metasurface device, the intelligent metasurface device may forward not only the useful signals transmitted by a serving base station to a terminal device, but also the interference signals transmitted by a neighboring base station or a same-frequency base station to the terminal device, resulting in poor signal quality received by the terminal device and affecting service transmission performance.

[0044] The related art may determine the forwarding direction of the beam forwarding device based on the terminal position, so that the forwarding beam dynamically tracks the terminal position. Since the beam forwarding device forwards not only the signals of the serving base station but also the interference signals while forwarding the signals of the serving base station, and the forwarding beam is directed to the position where the terminal device is located, although the signal receiving power of the terminal device can be improved, the signal quality of the terminal device cannot be guaranteed to be optimal, and the service transmission performance of the terminal device cannot be guaranteed.

[0045] Therefore, the embodiments of the present application provide a beam control method, which comprises: acquiring a plurality of groups of signal data; each group of signal data is measured under a forwarding beam in a different preset beam direction of a terminal device; the signal data comprises a first target signal strength and a first interference signal strength; the first target signal strength refers to the signal strength of a serving base station, and the first interference signal strength refers to the signal strength of an interfering base station; the forwarding beam refers to a beam forwarded by a beam forwarding device; the beam direction refers to an included angle between the central direction of the beam and the normal direction of the surface of the beam forwarding device; determining a target preset beam direction from the different preset beam directions according to the plurality of groups of signal data, the signal data under the forwarding beam in the target preset beam direction satisfying a first preset condition; the first preset condition comprises: the first target signal strength is greater than a signal demodulation threshold of the terminal device, and a target difference value is the maximum value among target difference values of the plurality of groups of signal data; the target difference value is the difference between the first target signal strength and the first interference signal strength; and sending a first indication message to the beam forwarding device; the first indication message is used to instruct the beam forwarding device to forward the beam of the serving base station based on the target preset beam direction.

[0046] In this way, the beam forwarding direction that optimizes the terminal signal quality can be determined in the preset beam direction, and the signal quality of the terminal device can be improved through the beam regulation of the target device.

[0047] The method provided by the embodiments of the present application will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0048] It should be noted that the network system described in the embodiments of the present application is for more clearly illustrating the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application, and does not constitute a limitation on the technical solutions provided by the embodiments of the present application. It is known to those skilled in the art that, with the evolution of network systems and the appearance of other network systems, the technical solutions provided by the embodiments of the present application are also applicable to similar technical problems.

[0049] Figure 1Fig. 1 shows a schematic diagram of a beam forwarding system 10 according to an embodiment of the present application. As shown in Fig. 1, the beam forwarding system 10 can include a terminal device 11, a beam forwarding device 12, and a network device 13. Figure 1

[0050] The terminal device 11, the beam forwarding device 12, and the network device 13 are connected. For example, the connection can be made in a wireless manner or in a wired manner, which is not limited.

[0051] The terminal device 11 according to an embodiment of the present application is configured to communicate with the network device 13 via uplink and downlink beams. For example, the terminal device 11 can be any computer device or server, wherein the computer device includes but is not limited to a mobile phone, a tablet computer, a desktop computer, a notebook computer, a vehicle terminal, a palm terminal, an augmented reality (AR) device, a virtual reality (VR) device, etc., and the specific form of the terminal device 11 is not specially limited in the present disclosure. The terminal device 11 can perform human-computer interaction with a user through one or more of a keyboard, a touchpad, a touch screen, a remote controller, voice interaction, or a handwriting device.

[0052] The beam forwarding device 12 according to an embodiment of the present application is arranged between the terminal device 11 and the network device 13, and is an auxiliary communication device in a wireless communication system, and is provided with a plurality of electromagnetic units for forwarding radio frequency signals. The beam control device can be configured to receive an uplink beam (also referred to as an uplink signal beam) transmitted by the terminal device 11, and can also be configured to receive a downlink beam transmitted by the network device 13, and forward the received radio frequency signals (uplink beam or downlink beam) in a reflection or transmission manner. The beam control device can be integrated into a base station device, or can be a separate physical entity; for example, the beam forwarding device 12 can be an intelligent metasurface device, etc. The beam control device can be an intelligent metasurface, an intelligent repeater, a network-controlled repeater, or the like.

[0053] In an example, the beam forwarding device 12 receives a downlink beam transmitted by the network device 13, and forwards the downlink beam in a reflection or transmission manner (also referred to as transmitting a corresponding downlink forwarding beam), thereby forwarding the downlink signal transmitted by the network device 13 to the terminal device 11. Meanwhile, the beam forwarding device 12 receives an uplink beam reflected by the terminal device 11, and forwards the uplink beam in a reflection or transmission manner (also referred to as transmitting a corresponding uplink forwarding beam), thereby forwarding the uplink signal transmitted by the terminal device 11 to the network device 13.

[0054] ​The network device 13 involved in the embodiments of this application can be used to provide network coverage for the terminal device 11 through uplink and downlink beams. The network device 13 can support one or more network standards such as 5G, 5G-A, and 6G. For example, it can be an evolved NodeB (eNB), a home base station, an access point (AP), a wireless relay node, a wireless backhaul node, a transmission point (TP), or a transmission and reception point (TRP) in a wireless fidelity (WIFI) system. In the embodiments of this application, the specific technology and device form used for the network device 13 are not limited.

[0055] In one example, network device 13 may include the serving base station and neighboring base stations of terminal device 11. Interference signals emitted by neighboring base stations can cause a deterioration in the signal quality received by the terminal device.

[0056] It should be noted that the embodiments of this application do not limit the specific technology, quantity, or device form of each unit included in the beam forwarding system.

[0057] Figure 1 This is just an example framework diagram. Figure 1 The names of the various devices included are unrestricted, and except for Figure 1 In addition to the functional nodes shown, other nodes may also be included, but this application embodiment does not limit this.

[0058] In practical implementation, Figure 1 Each device in the process can be adopted Figure 2 The set shown is structured, or includes Figure 2 The components shown. Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of a beam control device 200 provided in an embodiment of this application. The beam control device 200 can be a network device, or it can be a chip or system-on-a-chip within the network device. Figure 2 As shown, the beam control device 200 includes a processor 201, a communication interface 202, and a communication line 203.

[0059] Furthermore, the beam control device 200 may also include a memory 204. The processor 201, the memory 204, and the communication interface 202 can be connected via a communication line 203.

[0060] The processor 201 can be a CPU, a general-purpose processor, a network processor (NP), a digital signal processor (DSP), a microprocessor, a microcontroller, a programmable logic device (PLD), or any combination thereof. The processor 201 can also be other devices with processing capability, such as a circuit, a device, or a software module, without limitation.

[0061] The communication interface 202 is configured to communicate with other devices or other communication networks. The communication interface 202 can be a module, a circuit, a communication interface, or any device capable of communication.

[0062] The communication line 203 is configured to transmit information between components included in the beam control device 200.

[0063] The memory 204 is configured to store instructions. The instructions can be a computer program.

[0064] The memory 204 can be a read-only memory (ROM) or other type of static storage device that can store static information and / or instructions, or a random access memory (RAM) or other type of dynamic storage device that can store information and / or instructions, or an electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), a compact disc read-only memory (CD-ROM), or other optical disk storage, a magneto-optical disk, a magnetic disk storage medium, or other magnetic storage device, without limitation.

[0065] It should be noted that the memory 204 can exist independently of the processor 201, or can be integrated with the processor 201. The memory 204 can be configured to store instructions or program codes or some data, etc. The memory 204 can be located in the beam control device 200, or can be located outside the beam control device 200, without limitation. The processor 201 is configured to execute the instructions stored in the memory 204 to implement the beam control method provided in the embodiments described below.

[0066] In an example, the processor 201 can include one or more CPUs, for example, Figure 2 CPU0 and CPU1 in FIG. 1.

[0067] As an optional implementation, the beam control apparatus 200 includes multiple processors, for example, in addition to the processor 201 in the processor 200, the processor 205 can also be included. Figure 2

[0068] It should be noted that the assembly structure shown in the above is not intended to limit the Figure 2 Figure 1 The various devices in the above do not limit the Figure 2 In addition to the components shown in the above, Figure 1 The various devices in the above can include more or less components than those shown in the above, or assemble some components, or arrange different components. Figure 2

[0069] In the embodiments of the present application, the chip system can be composed of a chip, or can include a chip and other discrete devices.

[0070] In addition, the actions, terms and the like involved between the embodiments of the present application can be mutually referred to, and are not limited. The message name or parameter name in the message between the various devices in the embodiments of the present application is only an example, and other names can also be used in the specific implementation, and are not limited.

[0071] In order to clearly describe the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application, in the embodiments of the present application, the same items or similar items with basically the same function and role are distinguished by using "first", "second" and the like. The skilled in the art can understand that "first", "second" and the like do not limit the quantity and execution order, and "first", "second" and the like do not necessarily mean different.

[0072] It should be noted that in the present application, "exemplary" or "for example" and the like are used to represent as an example, illustration or description. Any embodiment or design scheme described as "exemplary" or "for example" in the present application should not be interpreted as more preferred or more advantageous than other embodiments or design schemes. Rather, the use of "exemplary" or "for example" and the like is intended to present the relevant concept in a specific manner.

[0073] ​​​In the present application, "at least one" means one or more, and "multiple" means two or more. The association relationship of "and / or" describing the associated objects indicates that there can be three relationships, for example, A and / or B can represent the following three cases: A exists alone, A and B exist together, and B exists alone, where A and B can be singular or plural. The character " / " generally represents an "or" relationship between the front and rear associated objects. "At least one of the following" or similar expressions means any set of these items, including any set of single or multiple items. For example, at least one of a, b, or c can represent a, b, c, a-b, a-c, b-c, or a-b-c, where a, b, and c can be single or multiple.

[0074] The beam control method provided by the embodiments of the present application will be described below in conjunction with Figure 1 the beam forwarding system shown in the drawings.

[0075] Figure 3 A beam control method is provided for the embodiments of the present application, which is applied to a beam control device and can also be applied to devices such as chips in the beam control device.

[0076] The embodiments of the present application take the application to a beam forwarding device as an example for illustration, as shown in Figure 3 the method includes the following S301-S303:

[0077] S301, the serving base station acquires multiple sets of signal data.

[0078] Among them, the signal data of different groups is measured by the terminal device under the coverage of the forwarding beam in different preset beam directions. The beam direction refers to the included angle between the center direction of the beam and the normal direction of the surface of the beam forwarding device.

[0079] The included angle between adjacent forwarding beams in different preset beam directions is a preset angle value. For example, the preset angle value can be 2°, etc. The preset beam direction can be set as needed. For example, when the preset angle value is 2°, the preset beam direction can include 24°, 26°, 28°, 30°, 32°, 34°, 36°, etc.

[0080] The signal data includes a first target signal strength and a first interference signal strength; the first target signal strength refers to the signal strength of the serving base station (i.e., the signal strength of the serving base station measured by the terminal device under the coverage of the forwarding beam in a preset beam direction), and the first interference signal strength refers to the signal strength of the interfering base station (i.e., the signal strength of the interfering base station measured by the terminal device under the coverage of the forwarding beam in a preset beam direction); the interfering base station is a same-frequency or adjacent-frequency base station of the target base station, and the signal transmitted by the interfering base station causes interference to the terminal device.

[0081] As a possible implementation manner, the serving base station can control the beam forwarding device to provide a forwarding beam coverage for the terminal device in different preset beam directions, and the terminal device can measure signal data under the forwarding beam coverage in different preset beam directions respectively to obtain multiple groups of signal data during the provision of the forwarding beam coverage for the terminal device in different preset beam directions, and further, the serving base station acquires the multiple groups of signal data.

[0082] It should be noted that the forwarding beam refers to a beam forwarded by the beam forwarding device. The forwarding beam can be used to forward a wireless signal. For example, the forwarding beam can include a beam of a serving base station of the terminal device, and can also include a beam of an interfering base station of the terminal device.

[0083] S302, the serving base station determines a target preset beam direction from different preset beam directions according to multiple groups of signal data.

[0084] The signal data under the forwarding beam coverage in the target preset beam direction satisfies a first preset condition. The first preset condition includes that a first target signal strength is less than or equal to a signal demodulation threshold of the terminal device, or a target difference value is a maximum value in target difference values of the multiple groups of signal data; the target difference value is a difference between the first target signal strength and a first interference signal strength.

[0085] As a possible implementation manner, the serving base station can traverse each group of signal data, and determine target signal data satisfying the first preset condition from the multiple groups of signal data, and further, determine a preset beam direction corresponding to the target signal data as the target preset beam direction.

[0086] As another possible implementation manner, the serving base station can determine a target codebook from multiple codebooks according to the multiple groups of signal data, and determine a preset beam direction corresponding to the target codebook as the target preset beam direction.

[0087] The signal data corresponding to the target codebook satisfies the first preset condition.

[0088] It should be noted that the signal demodulation threshold of the terminal device can be set as needed, or can be set by receiving a signal demodulation threshold reported by the terminal device, which is not limited herein.

[0089] In actual application, the multiple codebooks have a one-to-one correspondence relationship with different preset beam directions, and the serving base station can determine a target codebook corresponding to the target preset beam direction based on the correspondence relationship.

[0090] It should be noted that each codebook can include a group of phase parameters. A group of phase parameters corresponds to a forwarding beam direction of a beam forwarding device.

[0091] S303, the serving base station sends a first indication message to the beam forwarding device.

[0092] The first indication message is used to instruct the beam forwarding device to forward the beam of the serving base station based on the target preset beam direction. The first indication message can include a target codebook corresponding to the target preset beam direction. The beam of the serving base station can be a service beam, and the service beam is used to transmit service data of the target terminal.

[0093] After the serving base station sends the first indication message to the beam forwarding device, the beam forwarding device can adjust the phase parameters of the electromagnetic units according to the target codebook in the first indication message, so that the beam forwarding device forwards the beam of the serving base station based on the target preset beam direction.

[0094] In an example, the phase parameters can be represented as {a1: [x11, x12,..., x1N], a2: [x21, x22,..., x2N],..., aK: [xK1, xK2,..., xKN]}. Wherein, ai represents the included angle between the i-th beam emission direction and the normal direction of the surface of the beam control device; xij represents the phase of the j-th electromagnetic unit corresponding to the i-th beam emission direction; N represents the number of electromagnetic units in the beam control device; K represents the number of preset beam emission directions.

[0095] Based on the technical solutions provided in the present application, by determining the signal data under the coverage of the forwarding beam of different preset beam directions, the target preset beam direction with better signal quality can be determined, and the beam of the serving base station is forwarded using the target preset beam direction. And because the signal data of the target preset beam direction satisfies that the first target signal strength is greater than the signal demodulation threshold of the terminal device, and the target difference is the maximum value among the target differences of the multiple groups of signal data; the target difference is the difference between the first target signal strength and the first interference signal strength. That is, the signal-to-interference-and-noise ratio value of the signal data of the target preset beam direction is relatively high. In this way, the interference of the interference signal can be effectively reduced while ensuring the normal signal demodulation of the terminal device, and the signal quality received by the terminal device is improved.

[0096] A possible embodiment, as Figure 4 shown, in order to obtain multiple groups of signal data, S301 of the beam control method of the present application can include the following S401-S404.

[0097] S401, a second indication message is sent to the beam forwarding device.

[0098] The second indication message can include codebooks corresponding to different preset beam directions, and can also include a plurality of preset time periods, one preset time period corresponding to one preset beam direction. The second indication message is used to instruct the beam forwarding device to forward the test beam to different preset beam directions in each preset time period.

[0099] In an example, the plurality of codebooks can be represented as {C1, C2,..., C N / 2 ..,C N}; where C N / 2 is a central codebook, and the beam direction corresponding to the codebook points to the location of the terminal device. The N beam directions corresponding to the codebook are sequentially represented as {α1, α2,..., α N / 2 ..,α N}, satisfying α i+1 - α i = α, where α is a preset angle value. For example, when the central beam direction is 30°, the preset angle value is 2°, and the number N of preset beam directions is 7, the different preset beam directions can be {24°, 26°, 28°, 30°, 32°, 34°, 36°}.

[0100] The preset time period can be set as needed. For example, it can be 10 seconds.

[0101] As a possible implementation manner, the serving base station sends the second indication message to the beam forwarding device in a case where the service transmission request message of the terminal device is received.

[0102] As a possible implementation manner, the serving base station determines whether the service transmission request message meets a second preset condition in a case where the service transmission request message of the terminal device is received, and sends the second indication message to the beam forwarding device in a case where the service transmission request message meets the second preset condition.

[0103] It should be noted that the service transmission request message includes a second target signal strength and a second interference signal strength. The second preset condition includes that the second target signal strength is less than or equal to a signal demodulation threshold of the terminal device, or the difference between the second target signal strength and the interference signal strength is less than or equal to a preset difference value; the second target signal strength is the signal strength of the serving base station measured when the terminal device sends the service transmission request message; and the second interference signal strength is the signal strength of the interfering base station measured when the terminal device sends the service transmission request message.

[0104] It should be noted that the service transmission request message includes at least one air interface message, and the terminal location, the target signal strength, and the interference signal strength can be sent to the serving base station through the same air interface message, or can be sent to the serving base station through two different air interface messages respectively.

[0105] It can be understood that, in the case that the service transmission request message meets the second preset condition, the second indication message is sent to the beam forwarding device, that is, when the signal quality of the terminal device is poor, the terminal device is provided with the beam coverage of the target preset beam direction, and when the signal quality of the terminal device is good, the target preset beam direction does not need to be determined, which can reduce the resource overhead of the beam forwarding device, reduce the air interface signaling interaction overhead, and at the same time can keep the signal quality of the terminal device consistent, thereby guaranteeing the consistency of the service performance of the terminal device.

[0106] In some embodiments, the service transmission request message is used to request service data, and after the first indication message is sent to the beam forwarding device, the service base station can also send the service data to the terminal device based on the forwarding beam of the beam forwarding device in the target preset beam direction.

[0107] The service data includes but is not limited to at least one of the following: call data, video data, audio data, etc.

[0108] It can be understood that, before the service base station sends the service transmission request message to transmit the service data of the target terminal, the service base station acquires a plurality of groups of signal data; after the plurality of groups of signal data are acquired, the beam forwarding device forwards the beam of the service base station according to the target preset beam direction, and the target base station sends the service data of the target terminal, which can improve the service transmission performance of the terminal device on the basis of improving the signal quality of the terminal device.

[0109] S402, the beam forwarding device forwards the test beam to different preset beam directions in a plurality of preset time periods.

[0110] Among them, one of the preset time periods corresponds to one of the preset beam directions.

[0111] As a possible implementation manner, the second indication message includes a plurality of codebooks, and the beam forwarding device can forward the test beam to different preset beam directions in a plurality of preset time periods based on the phase parameters included in the codebook.

[0112] S403, the service base station receives the measurement report of the terminal device under the corresponding test beam in each preset time period.

[0113] S404, the service base station acquires a plurality of groups of signal data based on the measurement report of the terminal device under the corresponding test beam in each preset time period.

[0114] As a possible implementation manner, the terminal device can report the measurement report with a timestamp according to a preset frequency, and the service base station can determine the measurement report of the terminal device in the preset time period based on the timestamp in the measurement report to acquire a plurality of groups of signal data.

[0115] As another possible implementation, the terminal device carries a beam identifier corresponding to each preset beam direction, a target signal strength, and an interference signal strength in a measurement report to determine multiple groups of signal data; the beam identifier corresponds to the preset beam direction in a one-to-one manner.

[0116] As shown in a possible embodiment, Figure 5 The beam control method of the present application can include the following S501-S502.

[0117] S501, the serving base station generates a test beam.

[0118] The incident angle of the test beam to the beam forwarding device is in a first interval; the first interval satisfies a third preset condition; the third preset condition includes that when the incident angle is in the first interval, the forwarding beam direction of the test beam covers different preset beam directions. In an example, if the incident angle is -20°, the adjustment range of the preset beam direction can be 15°-25°; if the incident angle is -25°, the adjustment range of the preset beam direction can be 20°-30°; if the incident angle is -30°, the adjustment range of the preset beam direction can be 25°-35°; and if the incident angle is -35°, the adjustment range of the preset beam direction can be 30°-40°.

[0119] If the preset beam direction is 24°, 26°, 28°, 30°, 32°, 34°, and 36°, the first interval can be -25° to -35°.

[0120] As a possible implementation, the serving base station can provide beamforming technology to adjust the transmission direction of the target beam, so that the incident angle of the target beam direction to the target device is within the first interval.

[0121] In some embodiments, the test beam can include a target signal. The target signal is used for channel measurement by the terminal. For example, the target signal can be a Channel State Information Reference Signal (CSI-RS) in a New Radio (NR) system, a Distributed Multiple-Input Multiple-Output Relay Selection (DMRS), a Tracking Reference Signal (TRS), and the like.

[0122] In actual applications, the first interval can be determined according to different preset beam directions and electromagnetic characteristics of the beam forwarding device. The electromagnetic characteristics are used to reflect the corresponding relationship between the beam incidence angle and the beam exit angle, and can be obtained in advance through theoretical analysis or testing. For example, a plurality of signals with different incidence angles are sequentially transmitted to the beam forwarding device, and the exit angles of the signals forwarded by the beam forwarding device are sequentially measured, so that the electromagnetic characteristics are obtained. According to the electromagnetic characteristics, the exit angle corresponding to the incidence angle covering different preset beam directions, that is, the first interval, can be obtained.

[0123] S502, the serving base station transmits a test beam to the beam forwarding device, so that the beam forwarding device provides a forwarding beam covering different preset beam directions for the terminal device.

[0124] As a possible implementation, the serving base station can transmit a test beam to the beam forwarding device through an antenna array, so that the beam forwarding device provides a forwarding beam covering different preset beam directions for the terminal device.

[0125] In some embodiments, the beam forwarding device can first adjust the forwarding direction of the test beam to the central beam direction, and then point the forwarding beam to other beam scanning directions in the order of the included angle between the central beam and the other beam scanning directions from small to large.

[0126] In an example, the beam forwarding directions include {24°, 26°, 28°, 30°, 32°, 34°, 36°}, the central beam direction is 30°, and the forwarding beam directions are 30°, 28°, 32°, 26°, 34°, 24°, and 36° in sequence.

[0127] In yet other embodiments, the beam forwarding device can sequentially adjust the forwarding direction of the target beam to one of the plurality of beam scanning directions in the ascending or descending order of the beam forwarding directions.

[0128] In an example, the beam forwarding directions include {24°, 26°, 28°, 30°, 32°, 34°, 36°}, and the forwarding beam forwarding directions are 24°, 26°, 28°, 30°, 32°, 34°, 36° or 36°, 34°, 32°, 30°, 28°, 26°, 24° in sequence.

[0129] It should be noted that the forwarding duration T (i.e., the corresponding preset period) of each beam direction can be determined according to the forwarding beam coverage (which can also be referred to as beam scanning) duration Tsum of different preset beam directions, i.e., T = Tsum / N; N is the number of preset beam directions.

[0130] In a possible embodiment, in order to generate a plurality of codebooks, the beam control method of the present application can include the following S601-S602.

[0131] S601, the serving base station acquires position information of the terminal device.

[0132] The position information can include longitude and latitude information of the terminal device.

[0133] As a possible implementation, the serving base station can acquire the measurement report data reported by the terminal device, and acquire the position information of the terminal device based on the measurement report data.

[0134] S602, the serving base station generates a plurality of codebooks according to the position information.

[0135] The plurality of codebooks include a center codebook and a plurality of edge codebooks; the center codebook corresponds to a forwarding beam direction pointing to the terminal device; the forwarding beam directions of the plurality of edge codebooks are located on both sides of the forwarding beam direction of the center codebook.

[0136] In an example, the plurality of codebooks can include {C1, C2,..., CN} where N is an integer greater than or equal to 1. N / 2 ..,C N} where N is an integer greater than or equal to 1. N / 2 The center codebook. The N different preset beam directions corresponding to the plurality of codebooks are represented as {α1, α2,..., αN}; Ci+1-Ci=α is satisfied, and α is a preset angle value. For example, when the center beam direction is 30° and the preset angle value is 2°, N=7, the different preset beam directions are {24°, 26°, 28°, 30°, 32°, 34°, 36°}. N / 2 ..,α N

[0137] The various schemes in the above embodiments of the present application can be combined as long as they do not contradict each other.

[0138] The present application embodiment can divide the function modules or function units of the beam control device according to the above method examples, for example, each function module or function unit can be divided according to each function, or two or more functions can be integrated into one processing module. The above integrated module can be realized in the form of hardware or software function module or function unit. The division of modules or units in the present application embodiment is illustrative, and is only a logical function division. Actual implementation can have another division method.

[0139] In the case of dividing each function module according to each function, Figure 6 A structural schematic diagram of a beam control device 600 is shown, which can be a beam control device or a chip applied in the beam control device. The beam control device 600 can be used to execute the functions of the beam control device involved in the above embodiments.​Figure 6 The beam control apparatus 600 shown can include an acquisition unit 601, a determination unit 602, and a sending unit 603. The acquisition unit 601 is configured to acquire a plurality of groups of signal data. Different groups of signal data are measured by a terminal device under a repeating beam in different preset beam directions. The signal data includes a first target signal strength and a first interference signal strength. The first target signal strength refers to the signal strength of a serving base station, and the first interference signal strength refers to the signal strength of an interfering base station. The repeating beam refers to a beam repeated by a beam repeating device. The beam direction refers to an included angle between a beam center direction and a normal direction of a surface of the beam repeating device. The determination unit 602 is configured to determine a target preset beam direction from the different preset beam directions according to the plurality of groups of signal data, and signal data under the repeating beam in the target preset beam direction satisfies a first preset condition. The first preset condition includes that the first target signal strength is greater than a signal demodulation threshold of the terminal device, and a target difference value is a maximum value among target difference values of the plurality of groups of signal data. The target difference value is a difference between the first target signal strength and the first interference signal strength. The sending unit 603 is configured to send a first indication message to the beam repeating device. The first indication message is used to instruct the beam repeating device to repeat the beam of the serving base station based on the target preset beam direction.

[0140] Optionally, the acquisition unit 601 is specifically configured to send a second indication message to the beam repeating device. The second indication message is used to instruct the beam repeating device to repeat a test beam to different preset beam directions in a plurality of preset time periods. One preset time period corresponds to one preset beam direction. The plurality of groups of signal data are acquired based on a measurement report of the terminal device under the corresponding test beam in each preset time period.

[0141] Optionally, the determination unit 602 is specifically further configured to, in a case where a service transmission request message of the terminal device is received, determine whether the service transmission request message satisfies a second preset condition. The service transmission request message includes a second target signal strength and a second interference signal strength. The second preset condition includes that the second target signal strength is less than or equal to the signal demodulation threshold of the terminal device, or a difference between the second target signal strength and the interference signal strength is less than or equal to a preset difference value. The second target signal strength is the signal strength of the serving base station measured by the terminal device when the service transmission request message is sent. The second interference signal strength is the signal strength of the interfering base station measured by the terminal device when the service transmission request message is sent. In a case where the service transmission request message satisfies the second preset condition, the second indication message is sent to the beam repeating device.

[0142] Optionally, the apparatus further comprises a processing unit 604, configured to generate a test beam; an incident angle of the test beam at the beam forwarding device is in a first interval; the first interval satisfies a third preset condition; the third preset condition comprises: when the incident angle is in the first interval, a forwarding beam direction of the test beam covers different preset beam directions; the processing unit 604 is further configured to transmit the test beam to the beam forwarding device, so that the beam forwarding device provides the terminal device with forwarding beam coverage of the different preset beam directions.

[0143] Optionally, the second indication message comprises a plurality of codebooks; the plurality of codebooks have a one-to-one correspondence with the different preset beam directions; an included angle between adjacent forwarding beams of the different preset beam directions is a preset angle value.

[0144] Optionally, the processing unit 604 is further configured to: acquire position information of the terminal device; the processing unit 603 is further configured to: generate a plurality of codebooks according to the position information; the plurality of codebooks comprise a central codebook and a plurality of edge codebooks; a forwarding beam direction corresponding to the central codebook points to the terminal device; the forwarding beam directions of the plurality of edge codebooks are located on both sides of the forwarding beam direction of the central codebook.

[0145] Optionally, the service transmission request message is used to request service data, and after the first indication message is sent to the beam forwarding device, the sending unit 603 is further configured to: based on the forwarding beam of the beam forwarding device at the target preset beam direction, send the service data to the terminal device.

[0146] Figure 7 A structural diagram of another beam control apparatus 700 is shown, which can be a beam forwarding device or a chip applied in the beam forwarding device, and the beam control apparatus 700 can be used to execute the functions of the beam control apparatus involved in the above embodiments. Figure 7The illustrated beam control device 700 can include a receiving unit 701, a processing unit 702, the receiving unit 701 is configured to receive a second indication message from a serving base station of a terminal device, the processing unit 702 is configured to respond to the reception of the second indication message from the serving base station of the terminal device, forward a test beam to different preset beam directions within a plurality of preset time periods, one preset time period corresponds to one preset beam direction, the receiving unit 701 is further configured to receive a first indication message from the serving base station, and the processing unit 702 is further configured to respond to the reception of the first indication message from the serving base station, forward a beam of the serving base station based on a target preset beam direction, wherein the target preset beam direction is determined by the serving base station according to a plurality of groups of signal data, different groups of signal data are measured by the terminal device under the coverage of the forwarded beam in different preset beam directions, the signal data includes a first target signal strength and a first interference signal strength, the first target signal strength refers to the signal strength of the serving base station, and the first interference signal strength refers to the signal strength of an interfering base station, the forwarded beam refers to a beam forwarded by a beam forwarding device, the beam direction refers to the included angle between the central direction of the beam and the normal direction of the surface of the beam forwarding device, and the signal data under the coverage of the forwarded beam in the target preset beam direction satisfies a first preset condition, the first preset condition includes that the first target signal strength is greater than a signal demodulation threshold of the terminal device, and a target difference is the maximum value of the target differences of the plurality of groups of signal data, and the target difference is the difference between the first target signal strength and the first interference signal strength.

[0147] The embodiments of the present application also provide a computer readable storage medium. All or part of the processes of the above method embodiments can be completed by a computer program instructing related hardware, and the program can be stored in the computer readable storage medium. When the program is executed, the processes of the above method embodiments can be included. The computer readable storage medium can be an internal storage unit of the beam control device (including the data sending end and / or the data receiving end) of any of the preceding embodiments, such as the hard disk or the memory of the beam control device. The computer readable storage medium can also be an external storage device of the terminal device, such as a plug-in hard disk, a smart media card (SMC), a secure digital (SD) card, a flash card, etc. Further, the computer readable storage medium can include both the internal storage unit and the external storage device of the beam control device. The computer readable storage medium is used to store the computer program and other programs and data required by the beam control device. The computer readable storage medium can also be used to temporarily store data that has been output or will be output.

[0148] It should be noted that the terms "first", "second" and "third" and the like in the description and in the claims of the present application are used for distinguishing between similar elements and not necessarily for describing a sequential or chronological order. It is to be understood that the terms so used are interchangeable under appropriate circumstances and embodiments. Furthermore, the terms "comprise", "have" and any variations thereof are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion. For example, a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of steps or units is not necessarily limited to the listed steps or units, but can include additional steps or units not expressly listed or inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus.

[0149] It should be understood that, in the present application, "at least one" refers to one or more, "multiple" refers to two or more, "at least two" refers to two or three and more, and "and / or" is used to describe the association relationship of the associated objects, which means that there can be three relationships, for example, "A and / or B" can represent three cases of only A, only B and A and B existing at the same time, wherein A and B can be singular or plural. The character " / " generally represents an "or" relationship between the front and rear associated objects. "At least one of the following" or similar expressions means any collection of these items, including any collection of single or multiple items. For example, at least one of a, b or c can represent a, b, c, "a and b", "a and c", "b and c", or "a and b and c", wherein a, b and c can be single or multiple.

[0150] From the above description of the embodiments, those skilled in the art can clearly understand that, for the convenience and brevity of description, only the division of the above functional modules is taken as an example, and in actual application, the above functions can be completed by different functional modules according to needs, that is, the internal structure of the device is divided into different functional modules to complete all or part of the functions described above.

[0151] In several embodiments provided in the present application, it should be understood that the disclosed devices and methods can be implemented in other ways. For example, the device embodiments described above are only illustrative, such as the division of modules or units, which is only a logical function division, and actual implementation can have another division manner, such as combining or integrating multiple units or assemblies into another device, or some features can be ignored or not executed. In addition, the coupling or direct coupling or communication connection between the displayed or discussed each other can be indirect coupling or communication connection through some interface, device or unit, which can be electrical, mechanical or other forms.

[0152] The units described as separate components may or may not be physically separate, and the components displayed as units may be a physical unit or multiple physical units, that is, may be located in one place, or also can be distributed to multiple different places. Part or all of the units can be selected according to actual needs to achieve the purpose of the embodiment of the present application.

[0153] In addition, each functional unit in each embodiment of the present application can be integrated in one processing unit, or each unit can be physically present alone, or two or more units can be integrated in one unit. The integrated unit can be realized in the form of hardware or in the form of a software functional unit.

[0154] The integrated unit, if realized in the form of a software functional unit and sold or used as an independent product, can be stored in a readable storage medium. Based on such understanding, the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application essentially or say the part that contributes to the prior art or the whole or part of the technical solutions can be embodied in the form of a software product, which is stored in a storage medium and includes a number of instructions to make a device (which can be a single-chip microcomputer, a chip, etc.) or a processor execute all or part of the steps of the method of each embodiment of the present application. The aforementioned storage medium includes: a U disk, a mobile hard disk, a ROM, a RAM, a magnetic disk or an optical disk and various storage media that can store program codes.

[0155] The above is only a specific embodiment of the present application, but the protection scope of the present application is not limited thereto, any change or replacement within the technical scope disclosed in the present application should be covered in the protection scope of the present application. Therefore, the protection scope of the present application should be subject to the protection scope of the claims.

Claims

1. A beam control method, characterized in that, The method, applied to a serving base station for terminal devices, includes: Multiple sets of signal data are acquired; the signal data in different sets are measured when the terminal device is under the coverage of a forwarding beam with different preset beam directions; the signal data includes a first target signal strength and a first interference signal strength; the first target signal strength refers to the signal strength of the serving base station, and the first interference signal strength refers to the signal strength of the interfering base station; the forwarding beam refers to the beam forwarded by the beam forwarding device; the beam direction refers to the angle between the beam center direction and the normal direction of the beam forwarding device surface; A target preset beam direction is determined from the different preset beam directions based on the multiple sets of signal data. The signal data under the coverage of the forwarding beam in the target preset beam direction satisfies a first preset condition. The first preset condition includes: the first target signal strength is greater than the signal demodulation threshold of the terminal device, and the target difference is the maximum value among the target differences of the multiple sets of signal data. The target difference is the difference between the first target signal strength and the first interference signal strength. Send a first indication message to the beam forwarding device; the first indication message is used to instruct the beam forwarding device to forward the beam of the serving base station based on the target preset beam direction.

2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that, The acquisition of multiple sets of signal data includes: A second instruction message is sent to the beam forwarding device; the second instruction message is used to instruct the beam forwarding device to forward the test beam to different preset beam directions within multiple preset time periods; one preset time period corresponds to one preset beam direction; Based on the measurement reports of the terminal device under the corresponding test beam within each preset time period, the multiple sets of signal data are determined.

3. The method according to claim 2, characterized in that, Sending the second indication message to the beam forwarding device includes: Upon receiving a service transmission request message from the terminal device, it is determined whether the service transmission request message meets a second preset condition. The service transmission request message includes a second target signal strength and a second interference signal strength. The second preset condition includes: the second target signal strength is less than or equal to the signal demodulation threshold of the terminal device, or the difference between the second target signal strength and the interference signal strength is less than or equal to a preset difference. The second target signal strength is the signal strength of the serving base station measured by the terminal device when sending the service transmission request message. The second interference signal strength is the signal strength of the interfering base station measured by the terminal device when sending the service transmission request message. If the service transmission request message meets the second preset condition, the second indication message is sent to the beam forwarding device.

4. The method according to claim 2, characterized in that, The method further includes: The test beam is generated; the incident angle of the test beam reaching the beam forwarding device is within a first interval; the first interval satisfies a third preset condition; the third preset condition includes: when the incident angle is within the first interval, the forwarding beam direction of the test beam covers the different preset beam directions; The test beam is transmitted to the beam forwarding device so that the beam forwarding device provides the terminal device with forwarding beam coverage in different preset beam directions.

5. The method according to any one of claims 2-4, characterized in that, The second indication message includes multiple codebooks; the multiple codebooks have a one-to-one correspondence with the different preset beam directions; the angle between adjacent forwarding beams in the forwarding beams of the different preset beam directions is a preset angle value.

6. The method according to claim 5, characterized in that, The method further includes: Obtain the location information of the terminal device; The plurality of codebooks are generated based on the location information; the plurality of codebooks include a central codebook and a plurality of edge codebooks; the forwarding beam direction corresponding to the central codebook points to the terminal device; the forwarding beam directions of the plurality of edge codebooks are located on both sides of the forwarding beam direction of the central codebook.

7. The method according to claim 3, characterized in that, The service transmission request message is used to request service data. After sending the first indication message to the beam forwarding device, the method further includes: The service data is sent to the terminal device by the beam forwarding device using the forwarding beam in the target preset beam direction.

8. A beam control method, characterized in that, Applied to beam forwarding equipment, the method includes: In response to receiving a second indication message from the serving base station of the terminal device; forwarding test beams to different preset beam directions within multiple preset time periods; one preset time period corresponds to one preset beam direction; In response to receiving a first indication message from the serving base station; the beam of the serving base station is forwarded based on the target preset beam direction; Wherein, the target preset beam direction is determined by the serving base station based on multiple sets of signal data; the different sets of signal data are measured by the terminal device under the coverage of the forwarding beams of different preset beam directions; the signal data includes a first target signal strength and a first interference signal strength; the first target signal strength refers to the signal strength of the serving base station, and the first interference signal strength refers to the signal strength of the interfering base station; the forwarding beam refers to the beam forwarded by the beam forwarding device; the beam direction refers to the angle between the beam center direction and the normal direction of the beam forwarding device surface; the signal data under the coverage of the forwarding beams of the target preset beam direction meets a first preset condition; the first preset condition includes: the first target signal strength is greater than the signal demodulation threshold of the terminal device, and the target difference is the maximum value among the target differences of the multiple sets of signal data; the target difference is the difference between the first target signal strength and the first interference signal strength.

9. A beam control device, characterized in that, The device includes: an acquisition unit, a determination unit, and a transmission unit; The acquisition unit is used to acquire multiple sets of signal data; the different sets of signal data are measured by the terminal device under the coverage of the forwarding beams with different preset beam directions; the signal data includes a first target signal strength and a first interference signal strength; the first target signal strength refers to the signal strength of the serving base station, and the first interference signal strength refers to the signal strength of the interfering base station; the forwarding beam refers to the beam forwarded by the beam forwarding device; the beam direction refers to the angle between the beam center direction and the normal direction of the beam forwarding device surface; The determining unit is configured to determine a target preset beam direction from the different preset beam directions based on the multiple sets of signal data, wherein the signal data under the coverage of the forwarding beam in the target preset beam direction satisfies a first preset condition; the first preset condition includes: the first target signal strength is greater than the signal demodulation threshold of the terminal device, and the target difference is the maximum value among the target differences of the multiple sets of signal data; the target difference is the difference between the first target signal strength and the first interference signal strength; The sending unit is configured to send a first indication message to the beam forwarding device; the first indication message is configured to instruct the beam forwarding device to forward the beam of the serving base station based on the target preset beam direction.

10. A beam control system, characterized in that, This includes serving base stations and beam forwarding equipment; The serving base station is used to perform the method as described in any one of claims 1-7; The beam forwarding device is used to perform the method as described in claim 8.

11. A computer-readable storage medium, characterized in that, The readable storage medium stores instructions that, when executed by a computer, implement the method as described in any one of claims 1-7 or claim 8.

12. A beam control device, characterized in that, include: The processor, memory, and communication interface; wherein the communication interface is used for communication between the beam control device and other devices or networks; The memory is used to store one or more programs, the one or more programs including computer-executable instructions. When the beam control device is running, the processor executes the computer-executable instructions stored in the memory to cause the beam control device to perform the method described in any one of claims 1-7 or claim 8.

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