Measurement method, capability reporting method, measurement configuration method, device and equipment

Abstract

The invention discloses a measurement method, a capability reporting method, a measurement configuration method, devices and equipment, and belongs to the field of mobile communication. The method comprises: simultaneously measuring (202) through a plurality of receiving beams, the plurality of receiving beams can be used for simultaneously measuring the reference signals corresponding to the L1 measurement or the L3 measurement, and the plurality of receiving beams can also be used for simultaneously measuring the reference signals corresponding to the L1 measurement and the L3 measurement, so that the measurement time can be reduced to a certain extent.

Description

Measurement method, capability reporting method, measurement configuration method, device and equipment Technical Field

[0001] The present application relates to the field of mobile communications, and in particular to a measurement method, a capability reporting method, a measurement configuration method, an apparatus, and equipment. Background Art

[0002] In the standardization of the fifth generation mobile communication technology (5G) by the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP), measurement to ensure mobility is a necessary requirement.

[0003] When performing measurements in high-frequency bands, the user equipment (UE) must traverse all beam directions to obtain the final measurement results. This requires significant time to measure each beam direction. For example, a UE may need to scan up to eight receive beams during a measurement. Reducing measurement time in this situation is an urgent issue.

[0004] Summary of the Invention

[0005] The present invention provides a measurement method, capability reporting method, measurement configuration method, apparatus, and device. When a UE is capable of using multiple receive beams simultaneously, the measurement time can be reduced to a certain extent by using multiple receive beams for the same measurement type or for different measurement types. The technical solution is as follows:

[0006] According to one aspect of an embodiment of the present application, a measurement method is provided. The method is performed by a terminal, and the method includes:

[0007] The measurement is performed simultaneously with at least two receive beams.

[0008] According to one aspect of an embodiment of the present application, a capability reporting method is provided, which is executed by a terminal and includes:

[0009] Report capability information, where the capability information is used to indicate whether the terminal supports the capability of simultaneously receiving through multiple receive beams on the same carrier.

[0010] According to one aspect of an embodiment of the present application, a capability receiving method is provided, which is executed by a terminal and includes:

[0011] Capability information reported by a receiving terminal is used to indicate whether the terminal supports a capability of simultaneously receiving through multiple receiving beams on the same carrier.

[0012] According to one aspect of an embodiment of the present application, a measurement configuration method is provided, which is performed by a network device and includes:

[0013] Configuration information is sent to a terminal, where the configuration information is used to configure the terminal to allow simultaneous measurement through multiple receive beams on the same carrier.

[0014] According to one aspect of an embodiment of the present application, a measurement configuration method is provided, which is performed by a network device and includes:

[0015] Configuration information sent by a network device is received, where the configuration information is used to configure the terminal to allow simultaneous measurement through multiple receiving beams on the same carrier.

[0016] According to another aspect of an embodiment of the present application, a measuring device is provided, the device comprising:

[0017] The measurement module is configured to perform measurement simultaneously through at least two receiving beams.

[0018] According to one aspect of an embodiment of the present application, a capability reporting device is provided, the device including:

[0019] The first sending module is used to report capability information, where the capability information is used to indicate whether the terminal supports the capability of simultaneously receiving through multiple receiving beams on the same carrier.

[0020] According to one aspect of an embodiment of the present application, a capability receiving device is provided, the device including:

[0021] The first receiving module is used to receive capability information reported by the terminal, where the capability information is used to indicate whether the terminal supports the capability of simultaneously receiving through multiple receiving beams on the same carrier.

[0022] According to one aspect of an embodiment of the present application, a measurement configuration device is provided, the device including:

[0023] The second sending module is used to send configuration information to the terminal, where the configuration information is used to configure the terminal to allow simultaneous measurement through multiple receiving beams on the same carrier.

[0024] According to one aspect of an embodiment of the present application, a measurement configuration device is provided, the device including:

[0025] The second receiving module is used to receive configuration information, where the configuration information is used to configure the device to allow simultaneous measurement via multiple receiving beams on the same carrier.

[0026] According to another aspect of an embodiment of the present application, a terminal is provided, comprising:

[0027] processor;

[0028] a transceiver connected to the processor;

[0029] The processor is configured to execute executable instructions to implement at least one of the measurement methods, capability reporting methods, or terminal-side steps in the measurement configuration method described in the above aspects.

[0030] According to another aspect of an embodiment of the present application, a network device is provided, the network device comprising:

[0031] processor;

[0032] a transceiver connected to the processor;

[0033] The processor is configured to execute executable instructions to implement at least one of the network device side steps in the measurement method, capability receiving method, or measurement configuration method described in the above aspects.

[0034] According to another aspect of an embodiment of the present application, a computer-readable storage medium is provided, in which computer instructions are stored. The computer instructions are loaded and executed by a processor to implement at least one of the measurement methods, capability reporting methods, capability receiving methods, or measurement configuration methods described in the above aspects.

[0035] According to another aspect of an embodiment of the present application, a computer program product or a computer program is provided, wherein the computer program product or the computer program includes computer instructions, and the computer instructions are stored in a computer-readable storage medium; a processor of a computer device reads the computer instructions from the computer-readable storage medium, and the processor executes the computer instructions, so that the computer device performs at least one of the measurement methods, capability reporting methods, capability receiving methods, or measurement configuration methods described in the above aspects.

[0036] According to another aspect of an embodiment of the present application, a chip is provided, which includes an editable logic circuit and / or program instructions. When a communication device equipped with the chip is running, the chip is used to implement at least one of the measurement methods, capability reporting methods, capability receiving methods, or measurement configuration methods described in the above aspects.

[0037] The technical solutions provided by the embodiments of the present application may have the following beneficial effects:

[0038] The terminal performs measurements simultaneously through multiple receiving beams. Multiple receiving beams can be used to simultaneously measure the reference signals corresponding to L1 measurement or L3 measurement, or multiple receiving beams can be used to simultaneously measure the reference signals corresponding to L1 measurement and L3 measurement, thereby reducing the measurement time to a certain extent. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0039] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application, the following briefly introduces the drawings required for use in the description of the embodiments. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present application. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without any creative work.

[0040] FIG1 is a schematic diagram of a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0041] FIG2 is a flow chart of a measurement method according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0042] FIG3 is a flow chart of a measurement method according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0043] FIG4 is a schematic diagram of beam measurement provided according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0044] FIG5 is a flow chart of a measurement method according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0045] FIG6 is a schematic diagram of beam measurement provided according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0046] FIG7 is a flow chart of a measurement method according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0047] FIG8 is a schematic diagram of beam measurement provided according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0048] FIG9 is a schematic diagram of a capability reporting method provided according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0049] FIG10 is a schematic diagram of a measurement configuration method provided according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0050] FIG11 is a block diagram of a measuring device according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0051] FIG12 is a block diagram of a capability reporting apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0052] FIG13 is a block diagram of a capability receiving device according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0053] FIG14 is a block diagram of a measurement configuration apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0054] FIG15 is a block diagram of a measurement configuration apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0055] FIG16 is a schematic structural diagram of a terminal according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0056] FIG17 is a schematic structural diagram of a network device or an access network device provided according to an exemplary embodiment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0057] The exemplary embodiments will be described in detail herein, and examples thereof are shown in the accompanying drawings. When the following description refers to the drawings, unless otherwise indicated, the same numbers in different drawings represent the same or similar elements. The implementation methods described in the following exemplary embodiments do not represent all implementation methods consistent with the present application. On the contrary, they are merely examples of devices and methods consistent with some aspects of the present application as detailed in the appended claims. In the description of the present application, unless otherwise indicated, " / " means or, for example, A / B can mean A or B; "and / or" in this article is merely a description of the association relationship of associated objects, indicating that three relationships can exist, for example, A and / or B can mean: A exists alone, A and B exist at the same time, and B exists alone.

[0058] The terms used in this application are for the purpose of describing specific embodiments only and are not intended to limit this application. The singular forms "a," "an," and "the" used in this application and the appended claims are also intended to include plural forms unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. It should also be understood that the term "and / or" as used herein refers to and includes any or all possible combinations of one or more associated listed items.

[0059] It should be understood that although the terms first, second, third, etc. may be used in this application to describe various information, such information should not be limited to these terms. These terms are only used to distinguish information of the same type from each other. For example, without departing from the scope of this application, first information may also be referred to as second information, and similarly, second information may also be referred to as first information. Depending on the context, for example, the term "if" as used herein may be interpreted as "at the time of" or "when" or "in response to determining."

[0060] First, we will introduce some technical points involved in this application:

[0061] Layer 1 (L1) measurement

[0062] L1 refers to the physical layer (Physical Layer, PHY). Schematically, the type of L1 measurement includes at least one of the following:

[0063] Radio Link Monitoring (RLM);

[0064] Candidate Beam Detection (CBD);

[0065] Beam Failure Detection (BFD);

[0066] Layer 1 Reference Signal Received Power (L1-RSRP)

[0067] Layer 1 Signal-to-Interference-and-Noise Ratio (L1-SINR)

[0068] L1 measurement can be based on synchronization signal block (Synchronization Signal and PBCH Block, SSB) or channel state information reference signal (Channel-Slate Information Reference Symbol, CSI-RS) resources.

[0069] The L1 measurement time in traditional terrestrial networks (TNs) is based on the following three basic assumptions:

[0070] 1) L1 measurement should be kept outside the measurement gap (MG) as much as possible;

[0071] 2) Frequency Range 1 (FR1) supports simultaneous measurement of L1 and L3;

[0072] The FR1 band refers to the frequency band below 6 GHz, such as 450 MHz to 6 GHz. The FR2 band refers to the 24 GHz to 52 GHz band, also known as the millimeter wave band.

[0073] 3) FR2 frequency does not support simultaneous measurement of L1 and L3 (UE may require different receive beams for L1 and L3).

[0074] These three points can be reflected in the calculation of the scaling factor P. In the related art, the L1 measurement based on the CSI-RS signal and the L1 measurement based on the SSB signal are similar in the calculation of the scaling factor P. In addition, the L1 measurement for FR2 also involves scheduling restrictions. For example, when the RLM reference signal is CSI-RS, and the transmission configuration indicator (TCI) status of the currently activated physical downlink control channel (Physical Downlink Control Channel, PDCCH) / physical downlink shared channel (Physical Downlink Shared Channel, PDCCH) is quasi-co-location type D (Quasi-Co-Location type D, QCL type D), and the CSI-RS resources are repeated, no scheduling restriction is required, otherwise the UE cannot send or receive data on the symbol where the RLM reference signal is located.

[0075] Layer 3 (L3) measurement

[0076] L3 refers to the Radio Resource Control (RRC) layer.

[0077] L3 measurements are primarily used for mobility management. Based on the reference signal type, L3 measurements can be categorized as SSB-based and CSI-RS-based. Based on the reference signal frequency / bandwidth configuration, L3 measurements can be categorized as intra-frequency and inter-frequency measurements.

[0078] Taking intra-frequency SSB measurements as an example, whether or not intra-MG measurements are required is further determined based on UE capabilities and SSB configuration information. SSB-based L3 measurements are primarily based on the SSB Measurement Timing Configuration (SMTC) window, and the measurement time takes into account the SMTC period. CSI-RS-based L3 measurements currently do not have a measurement window configured, and the measurement time is calculated directly based on the CSI-RS signal period. Accordingly, L3 measurements that do not utilize an MG are subject to scheduling restrictions, while L3 measurements that require an MG are not subject to scheduling restrictions.

[0079] The Rel-15 version of the protocol sets indicators based on the most basic UE capabilities, namely a single antenna panel and a single receive beam / link. In the Rel-16 Carrier Aggregation (CA) scenario, the UE receiving capability is enhanced to support the simultaneous reception of downlink signals on different carriers using Independent Beam Management (IBM). The IBM capability requires the UE to have multiple baseband and RF processing capabilities, and to be able to use different receive beams on different carriers to simultaneously receive multiple downlink signals using different UE panels / links. In addition, the Rel-16 eMIMO enhancement also introduces the ability to use multiple receive beams simultaneously (simultaneousReceptionDiffTypeD-r16, which can be supported on the same carrier). In the corresponding UE capability in the 3GPP protocol, the UE only reports whether it supports the simultaneous reception of two QCL type-D types.

[0080] As known from related technologies, the time for L1 measurement and L3 measurement basically depends on the corresponding UE capabilities. In this article, L1 measurement can be considered as the abbreviation of L1 measurement process, and L3 measurement can also be considered as the abbreviation of L3 measurement process.

[0081] FIG1 is a schematic diagram of a communication system provided by an exemplary embodiment of the present application. The communication system 100 may include: a terminal 101 , an access network device 102 , and a core network device 103 .

[0082] There are usually multiple terminals 101, and one or more terminals 101 can be distributed in each cell managed by an access network device 102. Terminals 101 can include various handheld devices with wireless communication capabilities, vehicle-mounted devices, wearable devices, computing devices, or other processing devices connected to a wireless modem, as well as various forms of user equipment (UE), mobile stations (MS), etc. For ease of description, in the embodiments of this application, the above-mentioned devices are collectively referred to as terminals.

[0083] Access network device 102 is a device deployed in an access network to provide wireless communication capabilities for terminal 101. Access network device 102 may include various forms of macro base stations, micro base stations, relay stations, and access points. In systems using different wireless access technologies, the names of devices that provide access network device functions may vary. For example, in fifth-generation (5G) mobile communication technology (NR) systems, they are called gNodeBs or gNBs. As communication technologies evolve, the term "access network device" may change. For ease of description, in the embodiments of this application, the devices that provide wireless communication capabilities for terminal 101 are collectively referred to as access network devices. A connection can be established between access network device 102 and terminal 101 via an air interface, thereby enabling communication, including signaling and data exchange, via this connection. There may be multiple access network devices 102, and two adjacent access network devices 102 may also communicate via wired or wireless means. Terminal 101 can switch between different access network devices 102, that is, establish connections with different access network devices 102. The following example uses a base station as an example.

[0084] The functions of the core network device 103 are mainly to provide user connection, user management, and service carrying, and to provide an interface to the external network as a bearer network. The access network device 102 and the core network device 103 can be collectively referred to as network devices. For example, the network device in the embodiment of the present application can refer to the access network device. The core network device 103 and the access network device 102 communicate with each other through some kind of air technology. Through the access network device 102, a communication relationship can be established between the terminal 101 and the core network device 103. For example, the core network device in the embodiment of the present application refers to the LMF.

[0085] The "5G NR system" in the embodiments of this application may also be referred to as a 5G system or an NR system, but those skilled in the art will understand its meaning. The technical solutions described in the embodiments of this application can be applied to the 5G NR system and can also be applied to subsequent evolution systems of the 5G NR system.

[0086] FIG2 shows a flow chart of a measurement method provided by an exemplary embodiment of the present application. This embodiment is illustrated by taking the method executed by a terminal as an example. The method includes:

[0087] Step 202: Perform measurement simultaneously using at least two receiving beams.

[0088] This measurement is a Radio Resource Management (RRM) measurement. This measurement includes L1 measurement and / or L3 measurement. The terminal supports simultaneous measurement and / or data transmission of multiple receive beams.

[0089] In some embodiments, the terminal simultaneously measures a reference signal corresponding to L1 measurement through at least two receive beams. The reference signal corresponding to L1 measurement includes: at least one of SSB and CSI-RS.

[0090] In some embodiments, the terminal simultaneously measures a reference signal corresponding to L3 measurement through at least two receive beams. The reference signal corresponding to L3 measurement includes at least one of: an SSB, a CSI-RS, and a positioning reference signal (PRS).

[0091] In some embodiments, the terminal simultaneously measures a reference signal corresponding to the L1 measurement and a reference signal corresponding to the L3 measurement through at least two receive beams.

[0092] To sum up, the method provided in this embodiment is that the terminal performs measurements simultaneously through multiple receiving beams. Multiple receiving beams can be used to simultaneously measure the reference signals corresponding to L1 measurement or L3 measurement, or multiple receiving beams can be used to simultaneously measure the reference signals corresponding to L1 measurement and L3 measurement, thereby reducing the measurement time to a certain extent.

[0093] FIG3 shows a flow chart of a measurement method provided by an exemplary embodiment of the present application. This embodiment is illustrated by taking the method executed by a terminal as an example. The method includes:

[0094] Step 302: Measure a reference signal corresponding to the L1 measurement simultaneously using at least two receive beams.

[0095] The terminal simultaneously measures a reference signal corresponding to L1 measurement through at least two receive beams. The reference signal corresponding to L1 measurement includes: at least one of SSB and CSI-RS.

[0096] As shown in FIG3 , the base station 102 sends a reference signal for L1 measurement to the terminal 101. When the terminal 101 is capable of simultaneously using at least two receiving beams for measurement, the reference signal corresponding to the L1 measurement can be measured simultaneously. sim_Rx_beam_for_meas = 3 receiving beams simultaneously measure the reference signal corresponding to the L1 measurement.

[0097] In some embodiments, the terminal determines that the first parameter is reduced from the first value to the N value of the first value. sim_Rx_beam_for_meas Among them, the first parameter is the scaling factor related to the receive beam scanning, N sim_Rx_beam_for_meas is the number of receive beams measured simultaneously by at least two receive beams, N sim_Rx_beam_for_meas The value is a positive integer.

[0098] The first value is a value of the first parameter defined in an existing protocol, such as 3GPP R15, R16, and R17. Alternatively, the first value is a value taken when the terminal uses a single receive beam to measure the corresponding reference signal L1. Alternatively, the first value is a value defined for the first parameter in a 3GPP standard protocol prior to the filing date of this application.

[0099] In some embodiments, the first parameter includes at least one of the following:

[0100] Parameter N related to Rx beam sweeping in L1 measurement;

[0101] Optionally, the first value of the parameter N refers to relevant records of L1 measurement in Chapter 8 and Chapter 9 of the 3GPP TS38.133 protocol, for example, the parameter N for determining the RLM measurement time in Chapter 8.1.

[0102] In a scenario where a terminal simultaneously measures a reference signal corresponding to L1 measurement through at least two receive beams, in order to reduce the measurement time, a relatively intuitive approach is to reduce a scaling factor related to receive beam scanning.

[0103] For example, the first parameter includes parameter N related to receive beam scanning during L1 measurement. Here, N is the scaling factor for receive beam scanning, which is only available in FR2. N is generally set to 8. For FR2 high-speed train (HST) scenarios, the value of N depends on the network deployment and can be 6 or 2.

[0104] For example, the parameter N1 related to the receive beam scanning used in the cell selection or cell reselection process in the RRC idle state, and the parameter N1 related to the receive beam scanning used in the cell selection or cell reselection process in the RRC inactive state, N1 = {8, 5, 4, 3}. sim_Rx_beam_for_meas When the number of receiving beams is large enough to receive downlink signals, the parameters N, M, N1, etc. are reduced from the first value to N sim_Rx_beam_for_meas One percent, N sim_Rx_beam_for_meas is the number of receive beams that are measured simultaneously by at least two receive beams.

[0105] In some embodiments, the L1 measurement process includes at least one of RLM, BFD, CBD, L1-RSRP, and L1-SINR.

[0106] In some embodiments, N sim_Rx_beam_for_meas The value of N is a positive integer. sim_Rx_beam_for_meas Related to UE capabilities and / or network indication signaling.

[0107] In summary, the method provided in this embodiment is that the terminal measures the reference signal corresponding to the L1 measurement simultaneously through multiple receiving beams, and determines that the first parameter is the first value N sim_Rx_beam_for_meas For example, when three receiving beams are used for simultaneous measurement, the measurement time can be reduced by nearly 2 / 3 compared to measuring each beam direction separately.

[0108] FIG5 shows a flow chart of a measurement method provided by an exemplary embodiment of the present application. This embodiment is illustrated by taking the method executed by a terminal as an example. The method includes:

[0109] Step 402: Measure a reference signal corresponding to the L3 measurement simultaneously using at least two receive beams.

[0110] The terminal simultaneously measures a reference signal corresponding to L3 measurement through at least two receive beams. The reference signal corresponding to L3 measurement includes at least one of: SSB, CSI-RS, and PRS.

[0111] As shown in FIG6 , the base station 102 sends a reference signal for L3 measurement to the terminal 101. When the terminal 101 is capable of simultaneously using at least two receiving beams for measurement, the reference signal corresponding to the L3 measurement can be measured simultaneously. sim_Rx_beam_for_meas = 3 receiving beams simultaneously measure the reference signal corresponding to the L3 measurement.

[0112] In some embodiments, the terminal determines that the first parameter is reduced from the first value to N sim_Rx_beam_for_meas Among them, the first parameter is the scaling factor related to the receive beam scanning, N sim_Rx_beam_for_meas is the number of receive beams measured simultaneously by at least two receive beams, N sim_Rx_beam_for_meas The value is a positive integer.

[0113] The first value is a value of the first parameter defined by an existing protocol, such as 3GPP R15, R16, and R17. Optionally, the first value is a value taken when the terminal uses a single receive beam to measure the corresponding reference signal of L3.

[0114] In some embodiments, the first parameter includes at least one of the following:

[0115] Parameter M related to receive beam scanning in L3 measurement;

[0116] Parameter M includes various parameters, such as Mpss / sss_sync_w / o_gaps, M meas_period_w / o_gapsFor example, the relevant definition of parameter M may refer to at least one of Tables 9.2.5.1-2, 9.2.5.1-5, 9.2.5.1-8, 9.2.5.2-2, 9.2.5.2-4, and 9.2.5.2-7 in Chapter 9.2 of the 3GPP TS38.133 protocol.

[0117] Receive beam scanning factor N in positioning measurement RxBeam ;

[0118] Parameter N RxBeam For the relevant definitions, please refer to Chapter 5.6 and Chapter 9.9 of the 3GPP TS38.133 protocol.

[0119] Parameter N1 related to receive beam scanning during cell selection or cell reselection in the RRC idle state;

[0120] Parameter N1 related to receive beam scanning during cell selection or cell reselection in the RRC inactive state.

[0121] For the definition of parameter N1, please refer to the relevant records in Chapter 4 of the 3GPP TS38.133 protocol.

[0122] In a scenario where a terminal simultaneously measures a reference signal corresponding to an L3 measurement through at least two receive beams, a relatively intuitive approach to reducing measurement time is to reduce a scaling factor associated with receive beam scanning.

[0123] For example, the first parameter includes parameter N related to receive beam scanning during the L3 measurement process. Here, N is the scaling factor used for receive beam scanning, which is only available in FR2. N is generally set to 8. For FR2 HST high-speed rail scenarios, the value of N depends on the network deployment and can be 6 or 2.

[0124] For example, the parameter N1 related to the receive beam scanning used in the cell selection or cell reselection process in the RRC idle state, and the parameter N1 related to the receive beam scanning used in the cell selection or cell reselection process in the RRC inactive state, N1 = {8, 5, 4, 3}. sim_Rx_beam_for_meas When the number of receiving beams is large enough to receive downlink signals, the parameters N, M, N1, etc. are reduced from the first value to N sim_Rx_beam_for_meas One percent, N sim_Rx_beam_for_meas is the number of receive beams that are measured simultaneously by at least two receive beams.

[0125] In some embodiments, the L3 measurement process includes at least one of intra-MG measurement, intra-network controlled small gap (NCSG) measurement, outside-Gap measurement, deactivated secondary cell measurement, and measurement process in RRC idle state / RRC inactive state.

[0126] In some embodiments, N sim_Rx_beam_for_meas The value of N is a positive integer. sim_Rx_beam_for_meas Related to UE capabilities and / or network indication signaling.

[0127] In summary, the method provided in this embodiment is that the terminal measures the reference signal corresponding to the L3 measurement simultaneously through multiple receiving beams, and determines that the first parameter is the first value N sim_Rx_beam_for_meas For example, when three receiving beams are used for simultaneous measurement, the measurement time can be reduced by nearly 2 / 3 compared to measuring each beam direction separately.

[0128] FIG7 shows a flow chart of a measurement method provided by an exemplary embodiment of the present application. This embodiment is illustrated by taking the method executed by a terminal as an example. The method includes:

[0129] Step 502: Simultaneously measure reference signals corresponding to L1 measurement and L3 measurement using at least two receiving beams.

[0130] The terminal simultaneously measures reference signals corresponding to L1 measurement and L3 measurement through at least two receive beams. The reference signals corresponding to L1 measurement and L3 measurement include: at least one of SSB, CSI-RS, and PRS.

[0131] 8 , base station 102 sends reference signals for L1 and L3 measurements to terminal 101. When terminal 101 is capable of simultaneously performing measurements using at least two receive beams, it can simultaneously measure reference signals corresponding to L1 and L3 measurements.

[0132] Exemplarily, the above-mentioned simultaneous measurement means that the terminal 101 uses the first receiving beam of at least two receiving beams to measure the reference signal of L1 measurement, and simultaneously uses the second receiving beam of at least two receiving beams to measure the reference signal of L3 measurement. The first receiving beam is at least one, the second receiving beam is at least one, and the sum of the first receiving beam and the second receiving beam is N sim_Rx_beam_for_meas For example, the terminal 101 uses reception beam 1 to measure the reference signal for L1 measurement, and simultaneously uses reception beam 2 and reception beam 3 to measure the reference signal for L3 measurement.

[0133] In some embodiments, the terminal further determines that a second parameter corresponding to the measurement performed using at least two receive beams is smaller than a second parameter corresponding to the measurement performed using a single receive beam, wherein the second parameter is a scaling factor related to a conflict between L1 and L3 measurements.

[0134] In some embodiments, the second parameter includes at least one of the following:

[0135] Scaling factor P of the L1 measurement process;

[0136] For the definition of parameter P, please refer to the relevant records in Chapter 8 and Chapter 9 of the 3GPP TS38.133 protocol, such as the parameter P used to determine the RLM measurement time in Chapter 8.1.

[0137] Scaling factor K for the L3 measurement process layer1_measurement .

[0138] Parameter K layer1_measurement For the relevant definitions, please refer to the relevant records in Chapter 9 of the 3GPP TS38.133 protocol, such as the parameter K used to determine the FR2 same-frequency SSB measurement time in Chapter 9.2.5 layer1_measurement .

[0139] When the UE is capable of simultaneously measuring using at least two receive beams, it can simultaneously measure the reference signal corresponding to the L1 measurement and the reference signal corresponding to the L3 measurement, and can reduce the scaling factors related to the L1 and L3 conflicts according to the receiving capabilities of multiple receive beams, including the scaling factor P of the L1 measurement process and / or the scaling factor K of the L3 measurement process. layer1_measurement Among them, K layer1_measurement Considering the scenario where the SMTC configured for L3 measurement conflicts with the L1 reference signal, it can correspond to the Psharing factor in the L1 measurement. When the two completely overlap, 1 / 3 of the time is used for L1 measurement (i.e., scaling factor Psharing factor = 3 / 1 = 3), and 2 / 3 of the time is used for L3 measurement (i.e., scaling factor K layer1_measurement =3 / 2=1.5) 。

[0140] Ideally, L1 and L3 measurements should not interfere with each other, i.e., in the L1 measurement period of FR2, the scaling factor P no longer requires the overlapping relationship between L1 measurement resources and SMTC, and only needs to remove the overlapping part with MG. In the L3 measurement period of FR2, the scaling factor K layer1_measurement =1.

[0141] In some embodiments, the L1 measurement includes at least one of RLM, BFD, CBD, L1-RSRP, and L1-SINR; and the L3 measurement process includes at least one of L3 measurement within the NCSG and L3 measurement outside the Gap.

[0142] In some embodiments, N sim_Rx_beam_for_meas It is related to the terminal capability and / or network indication signaling of the terminal.

[0143] To sum up, the method provided in this embodiment is that the terminal simultaneously measures the reference signals corresponding to L1 measurement and L3 measurement through multiple receiving beams, and the second parameter corresponding to the measurement when at least two receiving beams are used is smaller than the second parameter corresponding to the measurement when a single receiving beam is used, which can reduce the measurement time to a certain extent.

[0144] FIG9 shows a flow chart of a capability reporting method provided by an exemplary embodiment of the present application. This embodiment is illustrated by an example in which the method is executed by a terminal. The method includes:

[0145] Step 602: The terminal reports capability information to the access network device.

[0146] The capability information is used to indicate whether the terminal supports the capability of simultaneously receiving through multiple receive beams on the same carrier.

[0147] Correspondingly, the access network device receives capability information reported by the terminal, where the capability information is used to indicate whether the terminal supports the capability of simultaneously receiving through multiple receiving beams on the same carrier.

[0148] In some embodiments, the capability information also carries at least one of the following:

[0149] The number of receive beams that the terminal supports for simultaneous reception on the same carrier;

[0150] The use of multiple receive beams supported by the terminal.

[0151] In some embodiments, the use of the multiple receive beams includes at least one of the following:

[0152] All of the multiple receive beams, at least two receive beams, or at least one receive beam measure a reference signal corresponding to the L1 measurement;

[0153] All receive beams, at least two receive beams, or at least one receive beam of the plurality of receive beams measure reference signals corresponding to L3 measurements;

[0154] All of the multiple receive beams, at least two receive beams, or at least one receive beam simultaneously measures a reference signal corresponding to the L1 measurement and a reference signal corresponding to the L3 measurement.

[0155] For example, if the multiple receiving beams are 8 receiving beams, the terminal can use 8 receiving beams to simultaneously measure the reference signal corresponding to L1 measurement; or, use 8 receiving beams to simultaneously measure the reference signal corresponding to L3 measurement; or, use 4 receiving beams to measure the reference signal corresponding to L1 measurement, and simultaneously use another 4 receiving beams to measure the reference signal corresponding to L3 measurement; or, use 2 receiving beams to measure the reference signal corresponding to L1 measurement, and simultaneously use another 6 receiving beams to measure the reference signal corresponding to L3 measurement; or, use 1 receiving beam to measure L1. Measure the corresponding reference signal, and use another 7 receiving beams to measure the corresponding reference signal of L3 at the same time; or, use 2 receiving beams to measure the corresponding reference signal of L1, and use 2 receiving beams to measure the corresponding reference signal of L3 at the same time, and the remaining 4 receiving beams are not used; or, use 3 receiving beams to measure the corresponding reference signal of L1, and the remaining 5 receiving beams are not used; or, use 5 receiving beams to measure the corresponding reference signal of L3, and the remaining 3 receiving beams are not used, and so on. I will not go into details here.

[0156] In some embodiments, the usage of multiple receiving beams is uniformly indicated for multiple measurement processes and / or multiple measurement types; or, the usage of multiple receiving beams is separately indicated for different measurement processes and / or different measurement types.

[0157] In some embodiments, the reporting granularity of the capability information is at least one of the following: per terminal; per frequency band; per carrier; per cell; or per BWP.

[0158] In some embodiments, capability information is carried in RRC signaling.

[0159] For example, the terminal may report the number of receive beams that it can use for simultaneous reception via signaling egnumSimReceptionDiffTypeD, N sim_Rx_beam ={1,2,3,4}; or the terminal can use signaling egSimMeasDiffTypeD or SimL3MeasDiffTypeD to report that it hopes / can use multiple receive beams for simultaneous measurement of reference signals to speed up receive beam scanning; or the terminal can use signaling egnumSimMeasDiffTypeD or numSimL3MeasDiffTypeD to report that it hopes / can use N sim_Rx_beam_for_measmultiple receiving beams are used to simultaneously measure the reference signal to increase the speed of receiving beam scanning; or the terminal can report through signaling egSimL1AndL3MeasDiffTypeD that it hopes / can use multiple receiving beams for simultaneous L1 measurement and L3 measurement; or the terminal can report through signaling egSimMeasAndDataDiffTypeD that it hopes / can use multiple receiving beams for simultaneous measurement and downlink channel / signal reception; or the terminal can report through signaling egnumSimMeasDiffTypeD the number of receiving beams it hopes / can use for measurement; or the terminal can report through signaling egnumSimL3MeasDiffTypeD,numSimL1MeasDiffTypeD,numSimDataDiffTypeD the number of receiving beams it hopes / can use for L3 measurement, L1 measurement, and data reception. For example, when the terminal can support simultaneous measurement of two receive beams at most and numSimL3MeasDiffTypeD = 2, it means that the receive beam scanning time for L3 measurement can be reduced by half; but since all receive beam capabilities are used for L3 measurement, the sharing factors P and K layer1_measurement All can only use the existing solution, and scheduling restrictions are still required during the L3 measurement process. For example, when the terminal can support a maximum of 3 receive beams for simultaneous measurement, and numSimL3MeasDiffTypeD = 2, then the L3 measurement can use 2 receive beams at the same time, reducing the time by half; and there is one remaining receive beam that can be used for L1 measurement or data reception, so the sharing factors P and K layer1_measurement It can be reduced, and during the L3 measurement process, scheduling restrictions for downlink reception are only required when there is a conflict with multiple PDCCH / PDSCHs of different QCL type D.

[0160] FIG10 is a flow chart showing a capability reporting method provided by an exemplary embodiment of the present application. This embodiment is illustrated by an example in which the method is executed by a terminal. The method includes:

[0161] Step 702: The terminal receives configuration information sent by the access network device.

[0162] Correspondingly, the access network device sends configuration information to the terminal, where the configuration information is used to configure the terminal to allow simultaneous measurement through multiple receiving beams on the same carrier.

[0163] In some embodiments, the usage of the multiple receive beams permitted by the configuration information includes at least one of the following:

[0164] All of the multiple receive beams, at least two receive beams, or at least one receive beam measure a reference signal corresponding to the L1 measurement;

[0165] All receive beams, at least two receive beams, or at least one receive beam of the plurality of receive beams measure reference signals corresponding to L3 measurements;

[0166] All of the multiple receive beams, at least two receive beams, or at least one receive beam measures a reference signal corresponding to the L1 measurement and a reference signal corresponding to the L3 measurement.

[0167] For example, the configuration information is used to configure whether the UE is allowed to use multiple receive beams for enhanced measurement.

[0168] For example, the configuration information is used to configure whether the UE is allowed to adopt the solution shown in Figure 7, use multiple receive beams for measurement, and use up to Nsim_Rx_beam_for_meas (<= Nsim_Rx_beam) receive beams for speeding up the measurement.

[0169] For example, the configuration information is used to configure whether the UE is allowed to adopt the scheme of Figure 2, Figure 3, or Figure 5 to perform L1 and L3 measurements using multiple receive beams respectively.

[0170] For example, the configuration information is used to configure that when Nsim_Rx_beam is large, the UE is allowed to adopt some of the above combinations.

[0171] In some embodiments, the configuration information is related to at least one of the following conditions or information: something during a measurement process;

[0172] MG configuration; SMTC; DRX cycle configuration.

[0173] In some embodiments, the configuration granularity of the configuration information is at least one of the following: per UE; per frequency band; per carrier; per cell; or per BWP.

[0174] In some embodiments, the access network device may also indicate the usage of multiple receiving beams of the terminal through signaling.

[0175] In some embodiments, capability information is carried in RRC signaling.

[0176] For example, the access network device can configure the number of receiving beams that the terminal can use for simultaneous reception by configuring the parameter egnumSimReceptionDiffTypeDConfig, N sim_Rx_beam={1,2,3,4}; or the access network device can configure the terminal to allow / be able to use multiple receive beams for simultaneous measurement of reference signals to speed up the receive beam scanning by configuring the parameters egSimMeasDiffTypeDConfig or SimL3MeasDiffTypeDConfig; or the access network device can configure the terminal to allow / be able to use N receive beams for simultaneous measurement of reference signals by configuring the parameters egnumSimMeasDiffTypeDConfig or numSimL3MeasDiffTypeDConfig. sim_Rx_beam_for_meas receive beams for simultaneous measurement of reference signals to speed up the receive beam scanning; or the access network device can configure the terminal to allow / be able to use multiple receive beams for simultaneous L1 measurement and L3 measurement by configuring the parameter egSimL1AndL3MeasDiffTypeDConfig; or the access network device can configure the terminal to allow / be able to use multiple receive beams for simultaneous measurement and downlink channel / signal reception by configuring the parameter egSimMeasAndDataDiffTypeDConfig; or the access network device can configure the number of receive beams that the terminal is allowed / able to use for measurement by configuring the parameter egnumSimMeasDiffTypeDConfig.

[0177] Alternatively, the access network device can configure the number of receive beams that the terminal allows / can use for L3 measurement, L1 measurement, and data reception by configuring the parameters egnumSimL3MeasDiffTypeDConfig, numSimL1MeasDiffTypeDConfig, and numSimDataDiffTypeDConfig. For example, when the terminal can support a maximum of two receive beams for simultaneous measurement, and numSimL3MeasDiffTypeDConfig = 2, it means that the receive beam scanning time for L3 measurement can be reduced by half; however, since the capabilities of all receive beams are used for L3 measurement, the sharing factors P and K are layer1_measurement All can only use the existing solution, and scheduling restrictions are still required during the L3 measurement process. For example, when the access network device can support a maximum of 3 receive beams for simultaneous measurement, and numSimL3MeasDiffTypeDConfig = 2, then the L3 measurement can use 2 receive beams at the same time, reducing the time by half; and there is one remaining receive beam that can be used for L1 measurement or data reception, so the sharing factors P and K layer1_measurement It can be reduced, and during the L3 measurement process, scheduling restrictions for downlink reception are only required when there is a conflict with multiple PDCCH / PDSCHs of different QCL type D.

[0178] In addition to reporting capability information and / or receiving configuration information to determine how to use multiple receiving beams, in some embodiments, the terminal determines how to use multiple receiving beams based on a first rule, and the first rule is related to at least one of the following conditions or information: events during the measurement process; MG configuration; SMTC configuration; DRX cycle configuration.

[0179] In some embodiments, the rule granularity of the first rule is at least one of the following: per terminal; per frequency band; per carrier; per cell; per BWP.

[0180] FIG11 shows a block diagram of a measuring device provided by an exemplary embodiment of the present application, the device comprising:

[0181] The measurement module 1120 is configured to perform measurement simultaneously using at least two receiving beams.

[0182] In some embodiments, the measurement module 1120 is configured to perform at least one of the following steps:

[0183] Simultaneously measuring a reference signal corresponding to the L1 measurement using the at least two receive beams;

[0184] A reference signal corresponding to the L3 measurement is measured simultaneously by the at least two receiving beams.

[0185] In some embodiments, the apparatus further comprises:

[0186] Determining module 1140, configured to determine whether the first parameter is reduced from the first value to N sim_Rx_beam_for_meas one in ten;

[0187] The first parameter is a scaling factor related to the receive beam scanning, N sim_Rx_beam_for_meas is the number of receiving beams measured simultaneously by the at least two receiving beams, wherein N sim_Rx_beam_for_meas The value is a positive integer.

[0188] In some embodiments, the first parameter includes at least one of the following:

[0189] Parameter N related to receive beam scanning in L1 measurement;

[0190] Parameter M related to receive beam scanning in L3 measurement;

[0191] Receive beam scanning factor N in positioning measurement RxBeam ;

[0192] Parameter N1 related to receive beam scanning during cell selection or cell reselection in the RRC idle state;

[0193] Parameter N1 related to receive beam scanning used in the process of cell selection or cell reselection in the RRC inactive state.

[0194] In some embodiments, the L1 measurement includes at least one of the following:

[0195] RLM, BFD, CBD, L1-RSRP, L1-SINR.

[0196] In some embodiments, the L3 measurement includes at least one of the following:

[0197] Measurement within measurement gap MG, L3 measurement within NCSG, L3 measurement outside gap Gap, deactivated secondary cell measurement, RRC idle state measurement, RRC inactive state measurement.

[0198] In some embodiments, the N sim_Rx_beam_for_meas It is related to the terminal capability and / or network indication signaling of the terminal.

[0199] In some embodiments, the measurement module 1120 is configured to simultaneously measure a reference signal corresponding to the L1 measurement and a reference signal corresponding to the L3 measurement through the at least two receive beams.

[0200] In some embodiments, the determining module 1140 is configured to determine that the second parameter corresponding to the at least two receiving beams performing the measurement is smaller than the second parameter corresponding to the single receiving beam performing the measurement;

[0201] The second parameter is a scaling factor related to the conflict between L1 measurement and L3 measurement.

[0202] In some embodiments, the second parameter includes at least one of the following:

[0203] Scaling factor P of the L1 measurement process;

[0204] Scaling factor K of the L3 measurement process layer1_measurement .

[0205] In some embodiments, the L1 measurement process includes at least one of the following:

[0206] RLM, BFD, CBD, L1-RSRP, L1-SINR.

[0207] In some embodiments, the L3 measurement process includes at least one of the following:

[0208] L3 measurement within NCSG and L3 measurement outside the Gap.

[0209] In some embodiments, the apparatus further comprises:

[0210] The sending module 1180 is used to report capability information, where the capability information is used to indicate whether the terminal supports the capability of simultaneously receiving through multiple receiving beams on the same carrier.

[0211] In some embodiments, the capability information further carries at least one of the following:

[0212] The number of receive beams supported by the terminal for simultaneous reception on the same carrier;

[0213] The usage mode of the multiple receive beams supported by the terminal.

[0214] In some embodiments, the plurality of receive beams are used in at least one of the following ways:

[0215] All of the multiple receive beams, at least two receive beams, or at least one receive beam of the multiple receive beams measure a reference signal corresponding to the L1 measurement;

[0216] All of the multiple receive beams, at least two receive beams, or at least one receive beam of the multiple receive beams measure a reference signal corresponding to the L3 measurement;

[0217] All of the multiple receive beams, at least two receive beams, or at least one receive beam simultaneously measures a reference signal corresponding to the L1 measurement and a reference signal corresponding to the L3 measurement.

[0218] In some embodiments, the usage of the multiple receive beams is uniformly indicated for multiple measurement processes; or,

[0219] The usage modes of the multiple receiving beams are respectively indicated for different measurement processes.

[0220] In some embodiments, the reporting granularity of the capability information is at least one of the following: per terminal; per frequency band; per carrier; per cell; or per BWP.

[0221] In some embodiments, the capability information is carried in radio resource control (RRC) signaling.

[0222] In some embodiments, the apparatus further comprises:

[0223] The receiving module 1160 is configured to receive configuration information, where the configuration information is used to configure the terminal to allow simultaneous measurement via multiple receiving beams on the same carrier.

[0224] In some embodiments, the usage of the multiple receive beams permitted by the configuration information includes at least one of the following:

[0225] All of the multiple receive beams, at least two receive beams, or at least one receive beam of the multiple receive beams measure a reference signal corresponding to the L1 measurement;

[0226] All of the multiple receive beams, at least two receive beams, or at least one receive beam of the multiple receive beams measure a reference signal corresponding to the L3 measurement;

[0227] All of the multiple receive beams, at least two receive beams, or at least one receive beam measures a reference signal corresponding to L1 measurement and a reference signal corresponding to L3 measurement.

[0228] In some embodiments, the configuration information is related to at least one of the following conditions or information: an event in a measurement process; a measurement gap MG configuration; a synchronization signal block measurement time configuration SMTC; and a discontinuous reception DRX cycle configuration.

[0229] In some embodiments, the configuration granularity of the configuration information is at least one of the following: per UE; per frequency band; per carrier; per cell; or per BWP.

[0230] In some embodiments, the apparatus further comprises:

[0231] The determination module 1140 is configured to determine a usage mode of the plurality of receiving beams based on a first rule.

[0232] In some embodiments, the first rule is related to at least one of the following conditions or information: an event in a measurement process; MG configuration; SMTC configuration; DRX cycle configuration.

[0233] In some embodiments, the rule granularity of the first rule is at least one of the following: per UE; per frequency band; per carrier; per cell; or per BWP.

[0234] FIG12 shows a block diagram of a capability reporting device provided by an exemplary embodiment of the present application. The capability reporting device includes:

[0235] The first sending module 1220 is used to report capability information, where the capability information is used to indicate whether the device supports the capability of simultaneously receiving through multiple receiving beams on the same carrier.

[0236] In some embodiments, the capability information further carries at least one of the following:

[0237] The number of receive beams that the apparatus supports simultaneous reception on the same carrier;

[0238] The usage mode of the multiple receive beams supported by the device.

[0239] In some embodiments, the plurality of receive beams are used in at least one of the following ways:

[0240] All of the multiple receive beams, at least two receive beams, or at least one receive beam of the multiple receive beams measure a reference signal corresponding to the L1 measurement;

[0241] All of the multiple receive beams, at least two receive beams, or at least one receive beam of the multiple receive beams measure a reference signal corresponding to the L3 measurement;

[0242] All of the multiple receive beams, at least two receive beams, or at least one receive beam simultaneously measures a reference signal corresponding to the L1 measurement and a reference signal corresponding to the L3 measurement.

[0243] In some embodiments, the usage of the multiple receiving beams is uniformly indicated for multiple measurement processes; or, the usage of the multiple receiving beams is separately indicated for different measurement processes.

[0244] In some embodiments, the reporting granularity of the capability information is at least one of the following: per terminal; per frequency band; per carrier; per cell; or per BWP.

[0245] FIG13 shows a block diagram of a capability receiving device provided by an exemplary embodiment of the present application. The capability receiving device includes:

[0246] The first receiving module 1320 is configured to receive capability information reported by a terminal, where the capability information is used to indicate whether the terminal supports the capability of simultaneously receiving through multiple receiving beams on the same carrier.

[0247] In some embodiments, the capability information further carries at least one of the following:

[0248] The number of receive beams that the apparatus supports simultaneous reception on the same carrier;

[0249] The usage mode of the multiple receive beams supported by the device.

[0250] In some embodiments, the plurality of receive beams are used in at least one of the following ways:

[0251] All of the multiple receive beams, at least two receive beams, or at least one receive beam of the multiple receive beams measure a reference signal corresponding to the L1 measurement;

[0252] All of the multiple receive beams, at least two receive beams, or at least one receive beam of the multiple receive beams measure a reference signal corresponding to the L3 measurement;

[0253] All of the multiple receive beams, at least two receive beams, or at least one receive beam simultaneously measures a reference signal corresponding to the L1 measurement and a reference signal corresponding to the L3 measurement.

[0254] In some embodiments, the usage of the multiple receiving beams is uniformly indicated for multiple measurement processes; or, the usage of the multiple receiving beams is separately indicated for different measurement processes.

[0255] In some embodiments, the reporting granularity of the capability information is at least one of the following: per terminal; per frequency band; per carrier; per cell; or per BWP.

[0256] FIG14 shows a block diagram of a measurement configuration device provided by an exemplary embodiment of the present application. The measurement configuration device includes:

[0257] The second sending module 1420 is configured to send configuration information to the terminal, where the configuration information is used to configure the terminal to allow simultaneous measurement through multiple receiving beams on the same carrier.

[0258] In some embodiments, the usage of the multiple receive beams permitted by the configuration information includes at least one of the following:

[0259] All of the multiple receive beams, at least two receive beams, or at least one receive beam of the multiple receive beams measure a reference signal corresponding to the L1 measurement;

[0260] All of the multiple receive beams, at least two receive beams, or at least one receive beam of the multiple receive beams measure a reference signal corresponding to the L3 measurement;

[0261] All of the multiple receive beams, at least two receive beams, or at least one receive beam measures a reference signal corresponding to the L1 measurement and a reference signal corresponding to the L3 measurement.

[0262] In some embodiments, the configuration information is related to at least one of the following conditions or information: an event in a measurement process; a measurement gap MG configuration; a synchronization signal block measurement time configuration SMTC; and a discontinuous reception DRX cycle configuration.

[0263] In some embodiments, the configuration granularity of the configuration information is at least one of the following: per UE; per frequency band; per carrier; per cell; or per BWP.

[0264] FIG15 shows a block diagram of a measurement configuration device provided by an exemplary embodiment of the present application. The measurement configuration device includes:

[0265] The second receiving module 1440 is configured to receive configuration information, where the configuration information is used to configure the apparatus to allow simultaneous measurement via multiple receiving beams on the same carrier.

[0266] In some embodiments, the usage of the multiple receive beams permitted by the configuration information includes at least one of the following:

[0267] All of the multiple receive beams, at least two receive beams, or at least one receive beam of the multiple receive beams measure a reference signal corresponding to the L1 measurement;

[0268] All of the multiple receive beams, at least two receive beams, or at least one receive beam of the multiple receive beams measure a reference signal corresponding to the L3 measurement;

[0269] All of the multiple receive beams, at least two receive beams, or at least one receive beam measures a reference signal corresponding to the L1 measurement and a reference signal corresponding to the L3 measurement.

[0270] In some embodiments, the configuration information is related to at least one of the following conditions or information: an event in a measurement process; a measurement gap MG configuration; a synchronization signal block measurement time configuration SMTC; and a discontinuous reception DRX cycle configuration.

[0271] In some embodiments, the configuration granularity of the configuration information is at least one of the following: per UE; per frequency band; per carrier; per cell; or per BWP.

[0272] FIG16 shows a schematic structural diagram of a terminal provided by an exemplary embodiment of the present application. The terminal includes: a processor 161 , a receiver 162 , a transmitter 163 , a memory 164 , and a bus 165 .

[0273] The processor 161 includes one or more processing cores. The processor 161 executes various functional applications and information processing by running software programs and modules.

[0274] The receiver 162 and the transmitter 163 may be implemented as a communication component, which may be a communication chip.

[0275] The memory 164 is connected to the processor 161 via a bus 165 .

[0276] The memory 164 may be used to store at least one instruction, and the processor 161 may be used to execute the at least one instruction to implement each step in the above method embodiment.

[0277] In addition, the memory 164 can be implemented by any type of volatile or non-volatile storage device or a combination thereof. Volatile or non-volatile storage devices include but are not limited to: magnetic disks or optical disks, electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM), static random-access memory (SRAM), read-only memory (ROM), magnetic memory, flash memory, and programmable read-only memory (PROM).

[0278] In an exemplary embodiment, a non-transitory readable storage medium including instructions is also provided, such as a memory including instructions. The instructions are executable by a processor of a terminal to implement the beam determination method for the backhaul link. For example, the non-transitory readable storage medium may be a ROM, a random-access memory (RAM), a compact disc read-only memory (CD-ROM), a magnetic tape, a floppy disk, or an optical data storage device.

[0279] FIG17 is a block diagram showing a network device or an access network device 170 according to an exemplary embodiment. The access network device 170 may be a base station.

[0280] The network device or access network device 170 may include a processor 171, a receiver 172, a transmitter 173, and a memory 174. The receiver 172, the transmitter 173, and the memory 174 are respectively connected to the processor 171 via a bus.

[0281] The processor 171 includes one or more processing cores and executes the backhaul link beam determination method provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure by running software programs and modules. The memory 174 can be used to store software programs and modules. Specifically, the memory 174 can store an operating system 1741 and an application module 1742 required for at least one function. The receiver 172 is used to receive communication data sent by other devices, and the transmitter 173 is used to send communication data to other devices.

[0282] An exemplary embodiment of the present application also provides a computer-readable storage medium, which stores at least one program, and the at least one program is loaded and executed by a processor to implement at least one of the measurement methods, capability reporting methods, capability receiving methods, or measurement configuration methods provided in the above-mentioned method embodiments.

[0283] An exemplary embodiment of the present application also provides a computer program product, which includes at least one program segment, and the at least one program segment is stored in a readable storage medium; the processor of the communication device reads signaling from the readable storage medium, and the processor executes the signaling, so that the communication device executes to implement at least one of the measurement methods, capability reporting methods, capability receiving methods, or measurement configuration methods provided in the above-mentioned various method embodiments.

[0284] An exemplary embodiment of the present application also provides a computer program, which includes at least one program segment, and the at least one program segment is stored in a readable storage medium; the processor of the communication device reads signaling from the readable storage medium, and the processor executes the signaling, so that the communication device executes to implement at least one of the measurement methods, capability reporting methods, capability receiving methods, or measurement configuration methods provided in the above-mentioned various method embodiments.

[0285] It should be understood that the "plurality" mentioned in this article refers to two or more. Those skilled in the art will readily come to other embodiments of the present application after considering the specification and practicing the invention disclosed herein. This application is intended to cover any variations, uses or adaptations of the present application, which follow the general principles of the present application and include common knowledge or customary techniques in the art that are not disclosed in this application. The description and examples are to be considered as exemplary only, and the true scope and spirit of the present application are indicated by the following claims.

[0286] It should be understood that the present application is not limited to the exact structures described above and shown in the drawings, and that various modifications and changes may be made without departing from the scope thereof. The scope of the present application is limited only by the appended claims.

Claims

1. A measurement method, characterized in that, The method is executed by a terminal, and the method includes: Performing measurements simultaneously through at least two receiving beams.

2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that The performing measurements simultaneously through at least two receiving beams includes at least one of the following: Simultaneously measuring, through the at least two receiving beams, a reference signal corresponding to an L1 measurement; Simultaneously measuring, through the at least two receiving beams, a reference signal corresponding to an L3 measurement.

3. The method according to claim 2, wherein The method further includes: Determine that the first parameter is reduced from the first value to 1 / N sim_Rx_beam_for_meas ; Wherein, the first parameter is a scaling factor related to receiving beam scanning, N sim_Rx_beam_for_meas is the number of receiving beams measured simultaneously for the at least two receiving beams, and the N sim_Rx_beam_for_meas takes a positive integer value.

4. The method according to claim 3, characterized in that, The first parameter includes at least one of the following: A parameter N related to receiving beam scanning in an L1 measurement; A parameter M related to receiving beam scanning in an L3 measurement; Reception beam scanning factor N in positioning measurement RxBeam ; A parameter N1 related to receiving beam scanning during cell selection or cell reselection in an RRC idle state; A parameter N1 related to receiving beam scanning during cell selection or cell reselection in an RRC inactive state.

5. The method according to claim 4, characterized in that, The L1 measurement includes at least one of the following: Radio Link Monitoring (RLM), Beam Failure Detection (BFD), Candidate Beam Detection (CBD), Layer 1 Reference Signal Received Power (L1-RSRP), Layer 1 Signal-to-Interference-plus-Noise Ratio (L1-SINR).

6. The method according to claim 4, characterized in that The L3 measurement includes at least one of the following: Measurement within a Measurement Gap (MG), L3 measurement within a Network Controlled Small Gap (NCSG), L3 measurement outside a Gap, Deactivated Secondary Cell measurement, RRC idle state measurement, RRC inactive state measurement.

7. The method according to any one of claims 2 to 6, characterized in that The said N sim_Rx_beam_for_meas is related to the terminal capabilities of the said terminal and / or network indication signaling.

8. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that, The performing measurements simultaneously through at least two receiving beams includes: Simultaneously measuring, through the at least two receiving beams, a reference signal corresponding to an L1 measurement and a reference signal corresponding to an L3 measurement.

9. The method according to claim 8, wherein The method further includes: Determining that a second parameter corresponding to when the at least two receiving beams perform measurements is less than a second parameter corresponding to when a single receiving beam performs measurements; wherein the second parameter is a scaling factor related to conflicts between L1 measurements and L3 measurements.

10. The method according to claim 9, wherein The second parameter includes at least one of the following: A scaling factor P for an L1 measurement; Scaling factor K measured by L3 layer1_measurement .

11. The method according to claim 10, wherein The L1 measurement includes at least one of the following: RLM, BFD, CBD, L1-RSRP, L1-SINR.

12. The method according to claim 10, wherein The L3 measurement includes at least one of the following: L3 measurement within an NCSG, L3 measurement outside a Gap.

13. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 12, characterized in that, The method further includes: Reporting capability information, where the capability information is used to indicate whether the terminal supports the capability of simultaneously receiving through multiple receiving beams on the same carrier.

14. The method according to claim 13, wherein The capability information further carries at least one of the following: The number of receiving beams that the terminal supports to simultaneously receive on the same carrier; The usage mode of the multiple receiving beams supported by the terminal.

15. The method according to claim 14, characterized in that, The usage mode of the multiple receiving beams includes at least one of the following: All receiving beams or at least two receiving beams or at least one receiving beam of the multiple receiving beams measure a reference signal corresponding to an L1 measurement; All receiving beams or at least two receiving beams or at least one receiving beam of the multiple receiving beams measure a reference signal corresponding to an L3 measurement; All receiving beams or at least two receiving beams or at least one receiving beam of the multiple receiving beams simultaneously measure a reference signal corresponding to an L1 measurement and a reference signal corresponding to an L3 measurement.

16. According to the method described in claim 14, wherein, The usage modes of the multiple receiving beams are uniformly indicated for multiple measurement procedures; or, The usage modes of the multiple receiving beams are separately indicated for different measurement procedures.

17. The method according to any one of claims 13 to 16, characterized in that The reporting granularity of the capability information is at least one of the following: Each terminal; Each frequency band; Each carrier; Each cell; Each bandwidth part BWP.

18. The method according to claim 13, characterized in that The capability information is carried in radio resource control (RRC) signaling.

19. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 18, characterized in that, The method further includes: Receiving configuration information for configuring the terminal to allow measurement on the same carrier simultaneously through multiple receiving beams.

20. The method according to claim 19, wherein The usage modes of the multiple receiving beams allowed by the configuration information include at least one of the following: All receiving beams or at least two receiving beams or at least one receiving beam of the multiple receiving beams measure the reference signal corresponding to the L1 measurement; All receiving beams or at least two receiving beams or at least one receiving beam of the multiple receiving beams measure the reference signal corresponding to the L3 measurement; All receiving beams or at least two receiving beams or at least one receiving beam of the multiple receiving beams measure the reference signal corresponding to the L1 measurement and the reference signal corresponding to the L3 measurement.

21. The method according to claim 20, wherein, The configuration information is related to at least one of the following conditions or information: Events during the measurement process; Measurement gap (MG) configuration; Synchronization signal block measurement time configuration (SMTC); Discontinuous reception (DRX) cycle configuration.

22. The method according to any one of claims 19 to 21, characterized in that, The configuration granularity of the configuration information is at least one of the following: Each UE; Each frequency band; Each carrier; Each cell; Each BWP.

23. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 22, characterized in that, The method further includes: Determining the usage modes of multiple receiving beams based on a first rule.

24. The method according to claim 23, wherein The first rule is related to at least one of the following conditions or information: Events during the measurement process; MG configuration; SMTC configuration; DRX cycle configuration.

25. The method according to claim 23, wherein The rule granularity of the first rule is at least one of the following: Each UE; Each frequency band; Each carrier; Each cell; Each BWP.

26. A method for reporting capabilities, characterized in that, The method is executed by a terminal, and the method includes: Reporting capability information for indicating whether the terminal supports the capability of simultaneous reception through multiple receiving beams on the same carrier.

27. The method according to claim 26, wherein The capability information further carries at least one of the following: The number of receiving beams that the terminal supports for simultaneous reception on the same carrier; The usage modes of the multiple receiving beams supported by the terminal.

28. The method according to claim 27, wherein The usage modes of the multiple receiving beams include at least one of the following: All receiving beams or at least two receiving beams or at least one receiving beam of the multiple receiving beams measure the reference signal corresponding to the L1 measurement; All receiving beams or at least two receiving beams or at least one receiving beam of the multiple receiving beams measure the reference signal corresponding to the L3 measurement; All receiving beams or at least two receiving beams or at least one receiving beam of the multiple receiving beams simultaneously measure the reference signal corresponding to the L1 measurement and the reference signal corresponding to the L3 measurement.

29. The method according to claim 28, wherein The usage modes of the multiple receiving beams are uniformly indicated for multiple measurement procedures; or, The usage modes of the multiple receiving beams are separately indicated for different measurement procedures.

30. The method according to any one of claims 26 to 29, characterized in that, The reporting granularity of the capability information is at least one of the following: Each terminal; Each frequency band; Each carrier; Each cell; Each bandwidth part BWP.

31. The method according to claim 30, characterized in that, The capability information is carried in radio resource control RRC signaling.

32. A method for receiving an ability, characterized in that, The method is executed by a network device, and the method includes: Receiving capability information reported by a terminal, where the capability information is used to indicate whether the terminal supports the capability of simultaneously receiving through multiple receive beams on the same carrier.

33. The method according to claim 32, wherein The capability information further carries at least one of the following: The number of receive beams that the terminal supports for simultaneous reception on the same carrier; The usage mode of the multiple receive beams supported by the terminal.

34. The method according to claim 33, wherein The usage mode of the multiple receive beams includes at least one of the following: All receive beams or at least two receive beams or at least one receive beam of the multiple receive beams measure the reference signal corresponding to the L1 measurement; All receive beams or at least two receive beams or at least one receive beam of the multiple receive beams measure the reference signal corresponding to the L3 measurement; All receive beams or at least two receive beams or at least one receive beam of the multiple receive beams simultaneously measure the reference signal corresponding to the L1 measurement and the reference signal corresponding to the L3 measurement.

35. According to the method described in claim 34, characterized in that The usage mode of the multiple receive beams is uniformly indicated for multiple measurement processes; or, The usage mode of the multiple receive beams is separately indicated for different measurement processes.

36. The method according to any one of claims 32 to 35, characterized in that The reporting granularity of the capability information is at least one of the following: Each terminal; Each frequency band; Each carrier; Each cell; Each bandwidth part BWP.

37. The method according to claim 36, wherein The capability information is carried in radio resource control RRC signaling.

38. A measurement configuration method, characterized in that, The method is executed by a network device, and the method includes: Sending configuration information to a terminal, where the configuration information is used to configure the terminal to allow simultaneous measurement through multiple receive beams on the same carrier.

39. The method according to claim 38, wherein The usage mode of the multiple receive beams allowed by the configuration information includes at least one of the following: All receive beams or at least two receive beams or at least one receive beam of the multiple receive beams measure the reference signal corresponding to the L1 measurement; All receive beams or at least two receive beams or at least one receive beam of the multiple receive beams measure the reference signal corresponding to the L3 measurement; All receive beams or at least two receive beams or at least one receive beam of the multiple receive beams measure the reference signal corresponding to the L1 measurement and the reference signal corresponding to the L3 measurement.

40. The method according to claim 39, wherein The configuration information is related to at least one of the following conditions or information: Events during the measurement process; Measurement gap MG configuration; Synchronization signal block measurement time configuration SMTC; Discontinuous reception DRX period configuration.

41. The method according to any one of claims 38 to 40, characterized in that, The configuration granularity of the configuration information is at least one of the following: Each UE; Each frequency band; Each carrier; Each cell; Each BWP.

42. A measurement configuration method, characterized in that, The method is executed by a terminal, and the method includes: Receiving configuration information sent by a network device, where the configuration information is used to configure the terminal to allow simultaneous measurement through multiple receive beams on the same carrier.

43. The method according to claim 42, wherein The usage modes of multiple receive beams allowed by the configuration information include at least one of the following: All receive beams or at least two receive beams or at least one receive beam of the multiple receive beams measure the reference signal corresponding to the L1 measurement; All receive beams or at least two receive beams or at least one receive beam of the multiple receive beams measure the reference signal corresponding to the L3 measurement; All receive beams or at least two receive beams or at least one receive beam of the multiple receive beams measure the reference signal corresponding to the L1 measurement and the reference signal corresponding to the L3 measurement.

44. The method according to claim 43, wherein The configuration information is related to at least one of the following conditions or information: Events during the measurement process; Measurement gap MG configuration; Synchronization signal block measurement time configuration SMTC; Discontinuous reception DRX period configuration.

45. The method according to any one of claims 42 to 44, characterized in that, The configuration granularity of the configuration information is at least one of the following: Each UE; Each frequency band; Each carrier; Each cell; Each BWP.

46. A measuring device, characterized in that, The device includes: A measurement module, configured to perform measurements simultaneously through at least two receive beams.

47. An ability reporting device, characterized in that The device includes: A first transmission module, configured to report capability information, where the capability information is used to indicate whether the terminal supports the capability of receiving simultaneously through multiple receive beams on the same carrier.

48. An ability receiving device, characterized in that, The device includes: A first reception module, configured to receive the capability information reported by the terminal, where the capability information is used to indicate whether the terminal supports the capability of receiving simultaneously through multiple receive beams on the same carrier.

49. A measurement configuration device, characterized in that, The device includes: A second transmission module, configured to send configuration information to the terminal, where the configuration information is used to configure the terminal to allow simultaneous measurement through multiple receive beams on the same carrier.

50. A measurement configuration device, characterized in that, The device includes: A second reception module, configured to receive configuration information, where the configuration information is used to configure the device to allow simultaneous measurement through multiple receive beams on the same carrier.

51. A terminal, characterized in that, The terminal includes: A processor; A transceiver connected to the processor; Wherein, the processor is configured to load and execute executable instructions to implement the measurement method as described in any one of claims 1 to 25, or the capability reporting method as described in any one of claims 26 to 31, or the measurement configuration method as described in any one of claims 42 to 45.

52. A network device, characterized in that, The network device includes: A processor; A transceiver connected to the processor; Wherein, the processor is configured to load and execute executable instructions to implement the capability reception method as described in any one of claims 32 to 37, or the measurement configuration method as described in any one of claims 38 to 41.

53. A chip, characterized in that, The chip includes programmable logic circuits and / or program instructions, and when the communication device installed with the chip runs, it is used to implement the measurement method as described in any one of claims 1 to 25, or the capability reporting method as described in any one of claims 26 to 31, or the capability reception method as described in any one of claims 32 to 37, or the measurement configuration method as described in any one of claims 38 to 45.

54. A computer-readable storage medium, characterized in that, At least one program is stored in the readable storage medium, and the at least one program is loaded and executed by a processor to implement the measurement method according to any one of claims 1 to 25, or the capability reporting method according to any one of claims 26 to 31, or the capability receiving method according to any one of claims 32 to 37, or the measurement configuration method according to any one of claims 38 to 45.

55. A computer program product, characterized in that, The computer program product includes at least one program, and the at least one program is stored in a computer-readable storage medium; a processor of a communication device reads the at least one program from the computer-readable storage medium, and the processor executes the at least one program, so that the communication device executes the measurement method according to any one of claims 1 to 25, or the capability reporting method according to any one of claims 26 to 31, or the capability receiving method according to any one of claims 32 to 37, or the measurement configuration method according to any one of claims 38 to 45.

56. A computer program, characterized in that, The computer program includes at least one program, and the at least one program is stored in a computer-readable storage medium; a processor of a communication device reads the at least one program from the computer-readable storage medium, and the processor executes the at least one program, so that the communication device executes the measurement method according to any one of claims 1 to 25, or the capability reporting method according to any one of claims 26 to 31, or the capability receiving method according to any one of claims 32 to 37, or the measurement configuration method according to any one of claims 38 to 45.

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