Communication system configuration method and device, equipment and storage medium

Abstract

The invention provides a communication system configuration method and device, equipment and a storage medium, and belongs to the technical field of communication. The method comprises the following steps: sending configuration information to terminal equipment, wherein the configuration information comprises information related to a transmission receiving point (TRP) cluster corresponding to the terminal equipment; according to the method provided by the invention, the communication quality and the communication stability are ensured.

Description

A configuration method, device, equipment and storage medium for a communication system Technical Field

[0001] The present disclosure relates to the field of communication technologies, and in particular to a configuration method, apparatus, device, and storage medium for a communication system. Background Art

[0002] In cellular networks, when a terminal device moves across cells, it often needs to frequently switch cells, which can cause the terminal device to drop out and affect communication stability. Furthermore, when a terminal device is at the edge of a cell, its communication quality is often poor.

[0003] Summary of the Invention

[0004] The configuration method, apparatus, device, and storage medium of the communication system proposed in the present disclosure are used to solve the problems of poor communication stability and communication quality in cellular networks.

[0005] In a first aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a method for configuring a communication system, the method being executed by a network device, including:

[0006] Configuration information is sent to a terminal device, where the configuration information includes information related to a transmission reception point TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device.

[0007] In the configuration method provided by the present disclosure, the configuration information sent by the network device to the terminal device includes information related to the TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device, so that the terminal device can successfully communicate with the TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device based on the configuration information to complete related services, thereby ensuring communication stability.

[0008] Furthermore, in the present disclosure, the configuration information may be sent by the network device to the terminal device when a cluster switching occurs in the TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device, or the configuration information may be sent by the network device to the terminal device when a dynamic change occurs in the TRP included in the TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device. It can be seen from this that in the present disclosure, the TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device may undergo cluster switching, or the TRP included in the TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device may change dynamically, then the network device may switch the TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device in real time, or change the TRP in the TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device in real time, so as to always select the TRP that is most beneficial to the terminal device (such as having better communication quality) to provide communication services to the terminal device, thereby ensuring the communication quality. Furthermore, in the present disclosure, since the TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device can undergo cluster switching, or the TRP included in the TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device can change dynamically, when the terminal device moves, the network device can achieve real-time communication by switching the TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device, or by dynamically changing the TRP in the TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device, without the need for frequent switching of cells, thereby solving the problem of disconnection caused by frequent switching of cells and ensuring communication stability.

[0009] In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a method for configuring a communication system, the method being executed by a terminal device, the method comprising:

[0010] Receive configuration information sent by a network device, where the configuration information includes information related to a TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device.

[0011] In a third aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a communication device, including:

[0012] A transceiver module is used to send configuration information to a terminal device, where the configuration information includes information related to a TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device.

[0013] In a fourth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a communication device, including:

[0014] The transceiver module is used to receive configuration information sent by the network device, where the configuration information includes information related to the TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal.

[0015] In a fifth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a communication device, which includes a processor. When the processor calls a computer program in a memory, the method described in the first or second aspect is executed.

[0016] In a sixth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a communication device, which includes a processor and a memory, in which a computer program is stored; the processor executes the computer program stored in the memory so that the communication device executes the method described in the first or second aspect above.

[0017] In the seventh aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a communication device, which includes a processor and an interface circuit, wherein the interface circuit is used to receive code instructions and transmit them to the processor, and the processor is used to run the code instructions to enable the device to execute the method described in the first or second aspect above.

[0018] In an eighth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a communication system, which includes the communication device described in the third aspect or the fourth aspect, or the system includes the communication device described in the fifth aspect, or the system includes the communication device described in the sixth aspect, or the system includes the communication device described in the seventh aspect.

[0019] In the ninth aspect, an embodiment of the present invention provides a computer-readable storage medium for storing instructions for the above-mentioned network device and / or the above-mentioned terminal device, so that the terminal device executes the method described in the first aspect above, and / or, so that the terminal device executes the method described in the second aspect above.

[0020] In a tenth aspect, the present disclosure further provides a computer program product comprising a computer program, which, when executed on a computer, enables the computer to execute the method described in the first or second aspect above.

[0021] In the eleventh aspect, the present disclosure provides a chip system, which includes at least one processor and an interface, for supporting a network device to implement the functions involved in the method described in the first aspect, and / or supporting a terminal device to implement the functions involved in the method described in the second aspect, for example, determining or processing at least one of the data and information involved in the above method. In one possible design, the chip system also includes a memory, which is used to store computer programs and data necessary for the source slave node. The chip system can be composed of a chip, or it can include a chip and other discrete devices.

[0022] In a twelfth aspect, the present disclosure provides a computer program, which, when executed on a computer, enables the computer to execute the method described in the first or second aspect above. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0023] The above and / or additional aspects and advantages of the present disclosure will become apparent and readily understood from the following description of the embodiments in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which:

[0024] FIG1 is a schematic diagram of the architecture of a distributed MIMO-based communication system provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0025] FIG2 is a flow chart of a configuration method provided in another embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0026] FIG3 is a flow chart of a configuration method provided in another embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0027] FIG4 is a flow chart of a configuration method provided in another embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0028] FIG5 is a flow chart of a configuration method provided in another embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0029] FIG6 is a schematic structural diagram of a communication device provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0030] FIG7 is a schematic structural diagram of a communication device provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0031] FIG8 is a schematic structural diagram of a terminal device provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0032] FIG9 is a schematic structural diagram of a chip provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0033] Exemplary embodiments will be described in detail herein, with examples illustrated in the accompanying drawings. In the following description, when referring to the drawings, identical numerals in different figures represent identical or similar elements, unless otherwise indicated. The embodiments described in the following exemplary embodiments are not intended to represent all possible implementations consistent with the present disclosure. Rather, they are merely examples of apparatuses and methods consistent with certain aspects of the present disclosure, as detailed in the appended claims.

[0034] The terms used in the embodiments of the present disclosure are for the purpose of describing specific embodiments only and are not intended to limit the embodiments of the present disclosure. The singular forms "a," "an," and "the" used in the embodiments of the present disclosure 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.

[0035] It should be understood that although the terms first, second, third, etc. may be used to describe various information in the embodiments of the present disclosure, 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 the embodiments of the present disclosure, the first information may also be referred to as the second information, and similarly, the second information may also be referred to as the first information. Depending on the context, the words "if" and "if" as used herein may be interpreted as "at the time of" or "when" or "in response to determining".

[0036] The embodiments of the present disclosure are described in detail below, examples of which are shown in the accompanying drawings, wherein the same or similar reference numerals throughout represent the same or similar elements. The embodiments described below with reference to the accompanying drawings are exemplary and are intended to be used to explain the present disclosure, and should not be understood as limiting the present disclosure.

[0037] To facilitate understanding, the terms involved in this application are first introduced.

[0038] 1. Transmission reception point (TRP)

[0039] Used to transmit data to or receive data from terminal devices.

[0040] 2. Centralized Unit (CU)

[0041] A monitoring client unit (CU) is used to execute computer instructions or monitor the system's ClientUnit. The CU is responsible for program flow management. The CU typically connects to multiple TRPs, aggregating information from each TRP to the CU for coordinated scheduling of radio resources. CUs exchange information via optical fiber, the core network, or the air interface.

[0042] FIG1 is a schematic diagram of a communication system based on distributed multi-user multiple input multiple output (MIMO) provided in an embodiment of the present disclosure. The communication system may include at least one TRP and at least one terminal device; wherein the number and form of devices shown in FIG1 are for example only and do not constitute a limitation on the embodiment of the present disclosure. In actual applications, one or more TRPs or one or more terminal devices may be included. The communication system shown in FIG1 is taken as an example including fifteen TRPs and one terminal device.

[0043] The terminal device in the embodiments of the present disclosure can be an entity on the user side for receiving or transmitting signals, such as a mobile phone. The terminal device can also be called a terminal device (terminal), user equipment (UE), mobile station (MS), mobile terminal device (MT), etc. The terminal device can be a car with communication function, a smart car, a mobile phone, a wearable device, a tablet computer (Pad), a computer with wireless transceiver function, a virtual reality (VR) terminal device, an augmented reality (AR) terminal device, a wireless terminal device in industrial control (industrial control), a wireless terminal device in self-driving, a wireless terminal device in remote medical surgery, a wireless terminal device in smart grid (smart grid), a wireless terminal device in transportation safety (transportation safety), a wireless terminal device in smart city (smart city), a wireless terminal device in smart home (smart home), etc. The embodiments of the present disclosure do not limit the specific technology and specific device form adopted by the terminal device.

[0044] In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the terminal device may correspond to a TRP cluster, which may include at least one TRP, and some or all of the TRPs in the TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device may be used to provide communication services for the terminal device; optionally, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device may undergo cluster switching, or the TRPs included in the TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device may change dynamically.

[0045] Optionally, the above-mentioned TRP cluster switching may refer to: the TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device is switched from the current TRP cluster to another TRP cluster, that is: the cluster identification (Identity, ID) of the TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device has changed. For example, assuming that at the first time point, the TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device is TRP cluster #1, and at the second time point, the TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device is changed to TRP cluster #2, it is considered that the TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device has undergone cluster switching from the first time point to the second time point.

[0046] Optionally, the TRP included in the TRP cluster corresponding to the above-mentioned terminal device can change dynamically, which may mean that: the cluster identifier of the TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device has not changed, but the TRP included in the TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device has changed dynamically. For example, assuming that at a first time point, the TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device is TRP cluster #1, and the TRPs included in TRP cluster #1 at the first time point are TRP#1, TRP#2, and TRP#3, at a second time point, the TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device is still TRP cluster #1, but the TRPs included in TRP cluster #1 at the second time point are changed to TRP#4, TRP#2, and TRP#3, then it is considered that the TRP included in the TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device has changed dynamically from the first time point to the second time point.

[0047] For example, referring to Figure 1, when a terminal device is at position A and position B, the corresponding TRP cluster is TRP cluster #1. However, the TRPs included in the TRP cluster #1 corresponding to the terminal device at position A are different from the TRPs included in the TRP cluster #1 corresponding to the terminal device at position B. In this case, it is considered that the TRPs included in the corresponding TRP cluster have dynamically changed when the terminal device moves from position A to position B. Furthermore, if the TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device at position B is TRP cluster #1 and the TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device at position C is TRP cluster #2, it is considered that the corresponding TRP cluster has undergone cluster switching when the terminal device moves from position B to position C.

[0048] It should be noted that the TRP cluster here is only a name provided for the description of the solution, and can also be expressed in other words, which is not limited by this application. In addition, the above-mentioned cluster identifier can be an identifier that uniquely indicates a TRP cluster, and can also be expressed in other words, which is not limited by this application.

[0049] Optionally, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, at the same time point, the terminal device corresponds to only one TRP cluster, and at different time points, the terminal device may correspond to different TRP clusters (i.e., the TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device undergoes cluster switching). Alternatively, at different time points, the terminal device may correspond to the same TRP cluster, but the TRPs included in the TRP cluster are different (i.e., the TRPs included in the TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device undergo dynamic changes).

[0050] Optionally, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device may be switched to another cluster, including at least one of the following:

[0051] As the terminal device moves, the network device schedules the TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device to switch clusters;

[0052] As the channel conditions of the terminal device change, the network device schedules the TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device to switch clusters;

[0053] As the service requirements of the terminal device change, the network device schedules the TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device to switch clusters.

[0054] Optionally, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the dynamically changeable TRP included in the TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device may include at least one of the following:

[0055] As the terminal device moves, the network device schedules the dynamic changes of the TRPs included in the TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device;

[0056] As the channel conditions of the terminal device change, the network device schedules the dynamic changes of the TRPs included in the TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device;

[0057] As the service requirements of the terminal device change, the network device schedules the dynamic changes of the TRPs included in the TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device.

[0058] Optionally, the network device in the embodiment of the present disclosure is an entity on the network side for transmitting or receiving signals. For example, the network device 11 may be an evolved NodeB (eNB), a transmission reception point (TRP), a radio remote head (RRH), a next generation NodeB (gNB) in an NR system, a base station in other future mobile communication systems, or an access node in a wireless fidelity (WiFi) system. The embodiments of the present disclosure do not limit the specific technology and specific device form adopted by the network device. The network device provided in the embodiment of the present disclosure may be composed of a centralized unit (CU) and a distributed unit (DU), wherein the CU may also be referred to as a control unit or a central unit. The CU-DU structure may be used to split the protocol layer of a network device, such as a base station, and the functions of some protocol layers are placed in the CU for centralized control, while the functions of the remaining part or all of the protocol layers are distributed in the DU, and the DU is centrally controlled by the CU.

[0059] Optionally, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the above-mentioned "with the movement of the terminal device, the network device schedules the TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device to undergo cluster switching or schedules the TRP included in the TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device to undergo dynamic changes" may include: with the movement of the terminal device, the network device schedules the TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device to undergo cluster switching or schedules the TRP included in the TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device to undergo dynamic changes based on the TRP with better communication quality around the terminal device, such as, the network device may schedule the terminal device to switch to the TRP cluster to which the TRP with better communication quality around the terminal device belongs, or, the network device may schedule the TRP with better communication quality around the terminal device to the TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device. Optionally, the TRP with better communication quality around the terminal device may be determined by the network device based on the report of the terminal device. In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the terminal device will measure the reference signal sent by the TRP around it to obtain the measurement result, and will report the measurement result to the network device, then the network device can determine the TRP with better communication quality around the terminal device based on the measurement result reported by the terminal device.

[0060] Optionally, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the above-mentioned “as the channel condition of the terminal device changes, the network device schedules the TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device to undergo cluster switching or schedules the dynamic change of the TRP included in the TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device” may include: the network device schedules the TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device to undergo cluster switching or schedules the dynamic change of the TRP included in the TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device based on the channel conditions between each TRP and the terminal device, such as, the network device may schedule the terminal device to switch to the TRP cluster to which the TRP with better channel conditions belongs, or, the network device may schedule the TRP with better channel conditions to the TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device. Optionally, the above-mentioned TRP with better channel conditions may be determined by the network device based on the report of the terminal device. In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the terminal device will measure the reference signal sent by the TRPs around it to obtain the measurement results, and will report the measurement results to the network device, then the network device can determine the TRP with better channel conditions based on the measurement results reported by the terminal device.

[0061] Optionally, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the above-mentioned “as the service demand of the terminal device changes, the network device schedules the TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device to undergo cluster switching or schedules the TRP included in the TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device to undergo dynamic changes” may include: the network device schedules the TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device to undergo cluster switching or schedules the TRP included in the TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device to undergo dynamic changes based on the current service demand of the terminal device, wherein the service demand may be communication quality or communication rate, and different services correspond to different service demands. For example, when the service demand (such as communication rate) of the current service of the terminal device is high, the network device may schedule more TRPs to the TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device, or the network device may schedule the terminal device to switch to a TRP cluster including more TRPs. When the service demand (such as communication rate) of the current service of the terminal device is low, in order to save resources, the network device may call out some TRPs from the TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device, or the network device may schedule the terminal device to switch to a TRP cluster including fewer TRPs.

[0062] Optionally, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, when the network device determines that more TRPs need to undergo dynamic changes in the TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device based on at least one of the mobile location of the terminal device, the channel conditions of the terminal device, and the business needs of the terminal device, the terminal device can directly determine to perform cluster switching on the TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device, and make the switched TRP cluster include the required dynamically changing TRPs. When the network device determines that only a few TRPs need to undergo dynamic changes in the TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device based on at least one of the mobile location of the terminal device, the channel conditions of the terminal device, and the business needs of the terminal device, the terminal device can directly determine to perform dynamic changes on the TRPs included in the TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device without performing cluster switching on the TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device.

[0063] Optionally, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, when the network device determines that a cluster switch occurs in the TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device, the network device may send first configuration information to the terminal device. The first configuration information may be information related to the switched TRP cluster. Optionally, the first configuration information may configure the terminal device with resources that can be used for communication in the switched TRP cluster, so that the terminal device can communicate with the TRP in the switched TRP cluster based on the first configuration information, thereby completing related services.

[0064] Optionally, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, the first configuration information may include at least one of the following:

[0065] Cluster ID of the switched TRP cluster;

[0066] TRP IDs of the TRPs included in the switched TRP cluster;

[0067] Quasi Co-location (QCL) relationship between antenna ports in the TRP cluster after switching;

[0068] Reference signal configuration information corresponding to the TRP included in the switched TRP cluster;

[0069] Radio resource information corresponding to the TRP included in the switched TRP cluster;

[0070] The first beam indication information indicates: the beam of the uplink and downlink service channel of the TRP that provides communication services to the terminal device in the switched TRP cluster.

[0071] Optionally, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the terminal device may determine the number of TRPs included in the switched TRP cluster based on the TRP ID of the TRP included in the above-mentioned TRP cluster and / or the QCL relationship between the antenna ports in the TRP cluster, so as to subsequently perform related operations based on the number of TRPs included in the TRP cluster. Optionally, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the QCL relationship between the antenna ports in the TRP cluster may include: the QCL relationship between different antenna ports of the same TRP in the TRP cluster, and / or the QCL relationship between the antenna ports of different TRPs in the TRP cluster. Optionally, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the number of QCL relationships between antenna ports in a TRP cluster may implicitly indicate the number of TRPs included in the TRP cluster.

[0072] Optionally, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the above-mentioned reference signal configuration information may include a reference signal measurement configuration and / or a reference signal reporting configuration. Optionally, the above-mentioned reference signal measurement configuration may be used to indicate the time domain resources occupied by the reference signal corresponding to the TRP, the measurement quantity of the reference signal by the terminal device (such as the need to measure the reference signal received power (RSRP) and / or the reference signal received quality (RSRQ)), etc., so that the terminal device can receive and measure the reference signal corresponding to the TRP on the corresponding time domain resources based on the measurement configuration; the above-mentioned reference signal reporting configuration may be used to indicate the reporting method when the terminal device reports the measurement result of the reference signal corresponding to the TRP, such as the time domain resources occupied when reporting, so that the terminal device can report the measurement result to the network device based on the reporting configuration, so that the network device can schedule the TRP with higher communication quality based on the measurement result to provide communication services for the terminal device.

[0073] Optionally, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the wireless resource information may include at least one of the following:

[0074] Frequency band of wireless resources;

[0075] Frequency of wireless resources;

[0076] The bandwidth of the wireless resource;

[0077] The usage time of wireless resources.

[0078] Optionally, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the first beam indication information may include at least one of the following:

[0079] beam index;

[0080] Transmission Configuration Indicator (TCI) status ID.

[0081] Optionally, in another embodiment of the present disclosure, when the network device determines that the TRP included in the TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device has changed dynamically, the network device may send second configuration information to the terminal device, and the second configuration information may be information related to the TRP that has changed dynamically in the TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device. Optionally, the second configuration information may be used to configure the terminal device with resources that can be used for communication corresponding to the TRP that has changed dynamically, so that the terminal device can communicate with the TRP that has changed dynamically based on the second configuration information, thereby completing related services.

[0082] Optionally, the second configuration information may include at least one of the following:

[0083] The cluster ID of the TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device;

[0084] TRP ID of the TRP that has changed;

[0085] QCL relationship between antenna ports in a TRP cluster after dynamically changing TRP;

[0086] Reference signal configuration information corresponding to the changed TRP;

[0087] The radio resource information corresponding to the changed TRP;

[0088] The second beam indication information indicates: the beams of the uplink and downlink service channels of the TRP that provides communication services for the terminal device in the changed TRP.

[0089] Among them, for the relevant introduction about TRP ID, QCL relationship, reference signal configuration information, and wireless resource information, please refer to the above content.

[0090] Optionally, the second beam indication information may include at least one of the following:

[0091] beam index;

[0092] TCI status ID.

[0093] It can be seen from the foregoing that in one embodiment of the present disclosure, when the TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device undergoes cluster switching, or when the TRP included in the TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device undergoes dynamic changes, the network device will send first configuration information or second configuration information to the terminal device, so that the terminal device can determine the resources for communication corresponding to the switched TRP cluster or the dynamically changed TRP based on the first configuration information or the second configuration information, so that the terminal device can successfully communicate with the switched TRP cluster or the dynamically changed TRP based on the resources to complete related services and ensure communication stability.

[0094] Optionally, referring to FIG1 , in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the communication system may further include at least one CU, which may be used to schedule TRP to provide communication services for the terminal device; one TRP may be scheduled by at least two CUs.

[0095] For example, as shown in FIG1 , a communication system based on distributed MIMO includes two CUs, wherein the line between the CU and a TRP in FIG1 indicates that the CU can schedule the TRP.

[0096] Optionally, referring to FIG1 , in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the communication system may further include a core network (CN); different CUs may communicate with each other via the CN. Alternatively, different CUs may communicate with each other via optical fiber or air interface.

[0097] In summary, in the distributed MIMO-based communication system provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure, a terminal device corresponds to a TRP cluster, which includes at least one TRP, and some or all of the TRPs in the TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device are used to provide communication services for the terminal device; wherein the TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device can undergo cluster switching, or the TRPs included in the TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device can change dynamically. Thus, by switching the TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device in real time, or by changing the TRPs in the TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device in real time, the network device can always select the TRP that is most beneficial to the terminal device (e.g., with better communication quality) to provide communication services to the terminal device, thereby ensuring communication quality. Furthermore, in the present disclosure, since the TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device can undergo cluster switching, or the TRPs included in the TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device can change dynamically, when the terminal device moves, the network device can achieve real-time communication by switching the TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device, or by dynamically changing the TRPs in the TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device, without the need for frequent cell switching, thereby solving the problem of disconnection caused by frequent cell switching and ensuring communication stability.

[0098] FIG2 is a flow chart of a configuration method provided in another embodiment of the present disclosure. The configuration method is applied to the distributed MIMO-based communication system shown in FIG1 and is executed by a network device. As shown in FIG2 , the configuration method may include the following steps:

[0099] Step 201: Send configuration information to the terminal device, where the configuration information includes information related to the TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device.

[0100] Optionally, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the network device may include at least one of the following:

[0101] Transmission reception point (TRP);

[0102] Centralized Unit (CU);

[0103] Core network equipment.

[0104] Optionally, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, the sending of configuration information to the terminal device may include at least one of the following:

[0105] In response to determining that a cluster switch occurs in the TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device, sending configuration information to the terminal device;

[0106] In response to determining that a TRP included in a TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device undergoes a dynamic change, configuration information is sent to the terminal device.

[0107] Optionally, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the network device may determine whether a cluster switch occurs in the TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device, or the network device may determine whether a TRP included in the TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device changes dynamically. And configuration information is sent to the terminal based on the determination result. For example, the network device may determine whether a cluster switch occurs in the TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device, or determine whether a TRP included in the TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device changes dynamically based on the mobile location of the terminal device, the channel condition of the terminal device, and the service needs of the terminal device. For a detailed introduction to this part, please refer to the description of the aforementioned embodiment.

[0108] Optionally, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, when a network device determines that a cluster switch occurs in the TRP cluster corresponding to a terminal device, configuration information may be sent to the terminal. The configuration information may be information related to the switched TRP cluster. Optionally, the configuration information may configure resources available for communication in the switched TRP cluster for the terminal device. In this case, the terminal device may communicate with the TRP in the switched TRP cluster based on the configuration information, thereby completing related services. Optionally, the configuration information may include at least one of the following:

[0109] Cluster ID of the switched TRP cluster;

[0110] TRP IDs of the TRPs included in the switched TRP cluster;

[0111] QCL relationship between antenna ports in the TRP cluster after switching;

[0112] Reference signal configuration information corresponding to the TRP included in the switched TRP cluster;

[0113] Radio resource information corresponding to the TRP included in the switched TRP cluster;

[0114] The first beam indication information indicates: the beam of the uplink and downlink service channel of the TRP that provides communication services for the terminal device in the switched TRP cluster.

[0115] Optionally, in another embodiment of the present disclosure, when a TRP included in a TRP cluster corresponding to a terminal device changes dynamically, the network device may send configuration information to the terminal. The configuration information may be information related to the dynamically changing TRP in the TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device. Optionally, the configuration information may be used to configure the terminal device with resources available for communication corresponding to the dynamically changing TRP. In this case, the terminal device may communicate with the dynamically changing TRP based on the configuration information, thereby completing related services. Optionally, the configuration information may include at least one of the following:

[0116] The cluster ID of the TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device;

[0117] TRP ID of the TRP that has changed;

[0118] QCL relationship between antenna ports in a TRP cluster after dynamically changing TRP;

[0119] Reference signal configuration information corresponding to the changed TRP;

[0120] The radio resource information corresponding to the changed TRP;

[0121] The second beam indication information indicates: the beams of the uplink and downlink service channels of the TRP that provides communication services for the terminal device in the changed TRP.

[0122] For a detailed introduction to the configuration information, please refer to the description of the aforementioned embodiment, which will not be elaborated in this disclosure.

[0123] To sum up, in the configuration method provided in the embodiment of the present disclosure, the configuration information sent by the network device to the terminal device includes information related to the TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device, so that the terminal device can successfully communicate with the TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device based on the configuration information to complete related services, thereby ensuring communication stability.

[0124] Furthermore, in the present disclosure, the configuration information may be sent by the network device to the terminal device when a cluster switching occurs in the TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device, or the configuration information may be sent by the network device to the terminal device when a dynamic change occurs in the TRP included in the TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device. It can be seen from this that in the present disclosure, the TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device may undergo cluster switching, or the TRP included in the TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device may change dynamically, then the network device may switch the TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device in real time, or change the TRP in the TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device in real time, so as to always select the TRP that is most beneficial to the terminal device (such as having better communication quality) to provide communication services to the terminal device, thereby ensuring the communication quality. Furthermore, in the present disclosure, since the TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device can undergo cluster switching, or the TRP included in the TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device can change dynamically, when the terminal device moves, the network device can achieve real-time communication by switching the TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device, or by dynamically changing the TRP in the TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device, without the need for frequent switching of cells, thereby solving the problem of disconnection caused by frequent switching of cells and ensuring communication stability.

[0125] FIG3 is a flow chart of a configuration method provided in another embodiment of the present disclosure. The configuration method is applied to the distributed MIMO-based communication system shown in FIG1 and is executed by a network device. As shown in FIG3 , the configuration method may include the following steps:

[0126] Step 301: Receive measurement results reported by a terminal device.

[0127] Optionally, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the measurement result may be obtained by the terminal device by measuring a reference signal sent by a TRP, wherein the TRP for which the reference signal is measured may be a TRP located around the terminal device, and optionally, the TRP may be included in a TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device, or may not be included in the TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device. For example, the terminal may perform measurements based on configuration information sent by a network device.

[0128] Step 302: Determine the TRP for providing communication services to the terminal device based on the measurement results.

[0129] Optionally, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the network device can determine which TRP cluster the terminal device is to be scheduled to switch to based on the measurement result, and after switching to the corresponding TRP cluster, determine which TRPs are to be scheduled from the switched TRP cluster based on the measurement result to provide communication services for the terminal device. Alternatively, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the network device can determine which TRPs are to be dynamically scheduled into the TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device based on the measurement result, and / or which TRPs are to be dynamically scheduled out of the TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device.

[0130] For example, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the network device can schedule the terminal device to switch to the TRP cluster to which the TRP with better measurement results belongs, and after switching to the corresponding TRP cluster, the TRP with better measurement results in the switched TRP cluster can be scheduled to provide communication services for the terminal device. Alternatively, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the network device can dynamically schedule a TRP that does not belong to the TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device and has better measurement results into the TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device based on the measurement result, and / or dynamically schedule a TRP with poor measurement results in the TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device out of the TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device.

[0131] To sum up, in the configuration method provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure, the network device can determine the TRP for providing communication services to the terminal device based on the measurement results reported by the terminal device, thereby always selecting the TRP that is most beneficial to the terminal device (such as better communication quality) to provide communication services to the terminal device, thereby ensuring the communication quality.

[0132] FIG4 is a flow chart of a configuration method provided in another embodiment of the present disclosure. The configuration method is applied to the distributed MIMO-based communication system shown in FIG1 and is executed by a terminal device. As shown in FIG4 , the configuration method may include the following steps:

[0133] Step 401: Receive configuration information sent by a network device, where the configuration information includes information related to a TRP cluster corresponding to a terminal device.

[0134] Optionally, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, when a cluster switch occurs in the TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device, and / or when a TRP included in the TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device changes dynamically, the terminal device will receive configuration information sent by the network device.

[0135] Optionally, when a cluster switch occurs in the TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device, the configuration information may be information related to the switched TRP cluster. Optionally, the configuration information may configure the terminal device with resources available for communication in the switched TRP cluster. The terminal device may then communicate with the TRP in the switched TRP cluster based on the configuration information, thereby completing related services. Optionally, the configuration information may include at least one of the following:

[0136] The cluster ID of the switched TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device;

[0137] The TRP ID of the TRP included in the switched TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device;

[0138] The QCL relationship between the antenna ports in the switched TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device;

[0139] Reference signal configuration information corresponding to the TRP included in the switched TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device;

[0140] Radio resource information corresponding to the TRP included in the switched TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device;

[0141] The first beam indication information indicates: the beam of the uplink and downlink service channel of the TRP that provides communication services for the terminal device in the switched TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device.

[0142] Optionally, when the TRP included in the TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device changes dynamically, the configuration information may be information related to the dynamically changing TRP in the TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device. Optionally, the configuration information may be used to configure the terminal device with resources available for communication corresponding to the dynamically changing TRP. The terminal device may then communicate with the dynamically changing TRP based on the configuration information, thereby completing related services. Optionally, the configuration information includes at least one of the following:

[0143] The cluster ID of the TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device;

[0144] The TRP ID of the changed TRP in the TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device;

[0145] QCL relationship between antenna ports in a TRP cluster after dynamically changing TRP;

[0146] Reference signal configuration information corresponding to the changed TRP in the TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device;

[0147] Radio resource information corresponding to the changed TRP in the TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device;

[0148] The second beam indication information indicates: the beam of the uplink and downlink service channels of the TRP that provides communication services for the terminal device in the changed TRP in the TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device.

[0149] For a detailed description of step 401 , please refer to the description of the aforementioned embodiment.

[0150] To sum up, in the configuration method provided in the embodiment of the present disclosure, the configuration information sent by the network device to the terminal device includes information related to the TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device, so that the terminal device can successfully communicate with the TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device based on the configuration information to complete related services, thereby ensuring communication stability.

[0151] Furthermore, in the present disclosure, the configuration information may be sent by the network device to the terminal device when a cluster switching occurs in the TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device, or the configuration information may be sent by the network device to the terminal device when a dynamic change occurs in the TRP included in the TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device. It can be seen from this that in the present disclosure, the TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device may undergo cluster switching, or the TRP included in the TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device may change dynamically, then the network device may switch the TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device in real time, or change the TRP in the TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device in real time, so as to always select the TRP that is most beneficial to the terminal device (such as having better communication quality) to provide communication services to the terminal device, thereby ensuring the communication quality. Furthermore, in the present disclosure, since the TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device can undergo cluster switching, or the TRP included in the TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device can change dynamically, when the terminal device moves, the network device can achieve real-time communication by switching the TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device, or by dynamically changing the TRP in the TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device, without the need for frequent switching of cells, thereby solving the problem of disconnection caused by frequent switching of cells and ensuring communication stability.

[0152] FIG5 is a flow chart of a configuration method provided in another embodiment of the present disclosure. The configuration method is applied to the distributed MIMO-based communication system shown in FIG1 and is executed by a terminal device. As shown in FIG5 , the configuration method may include the following steps:

[0153] Step 501: Receive the reference signal sent by TRP.

[0154] Optionally, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the terminal device may receive a reference signal sent by a TRP around it. Optionally, the TRP may be included in the TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device, or may not be included in the TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device.

[0155] Optionally, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the terminal device may first receive the reference signal sent by the TRP, and then receive the configuration information sent by the network device; or, the terminal device may first receive the configuration information sent by the network device, and then receive the reference signal sent by the TRP; or, the terminal device may simultaneously receive the reference signal sent by the TRP and the configuration information sent by the network device.

[0156] Step 502: Measure a reference signal to obtain a measurement result.

[0157] The terminal device may perform a quality assessment of the channel between the terminal device and the TRP by measuring the reference signal sent by the TRP. Optionally, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the terminal device may receive and measure the reference signal sent by the TRP based on the measurement configuration in the reference signal configuration information sent by the network device.

[0158] Step 503: Report the measurement results.

[0159] Optionally, the terminal device may report the measurement result based on the reporting configuration in the reference signal configuration information sent by the network device.

[0160] In addition, for a detailed description of steps 501 - 503 , reference may be made to the description of the aforementioned embodiment.

[0161] To sum up, in the configuration method provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure, the terminal device will report the measurement results of the reference signal sent by the terminal device to the network device, so that the network device can determine the TRP for providing communication services to the terminal device based on the measurement results reported by the terminal device. In this way, the TRP that is most beneficial to the terminal device (such as better communication quality) can always be selected to provide communication services to the terminal device, thereby ensuring the communication quality.

[0162] The following is an example of the communication system of the present disclosure:

[0163] The network architecture is shown in Figure 1 above, and the various parts are defined as follows:

[0164] TRP: Transmission Reception Point, used to transmit data to terminal devices or receive data from terminal devices.

[0165] CU: Central Unit, typically connected to multiple TRPs via optical fiber, aggregates information from each TRP to a central controller for coordinated scheduling of radio resources. CUs exchange information with each other via optical fiber or the core network.

[0166] TRP cluster: A collection of multiple TRPs configured by the network side for a terminal device. This collection is specific to the terminal device. Some or all TRPs in the TRP cluster participate in data transmission.

[0167] As shown in Figure 1, the network can configure a dedicated TRP cluster for each terminal device, and each terminal device can only be connected to one TRP cluster at a time. The TRP that transmits data for the terminal device can be selected from the TRP cluster, and the TRP serving the user can be implicitly indicated through the TCI without indicating it to the terminal.

[0168] As the user moves and channel conditions change, the number of TRPs contained in the TRP cluster to which the terminal device belongs may change, and the TRP cluster to which the terminal device belongs may also change. The same TRP can be connected to multiple CUs. When a TRP cluster update occurs (that is, the TRP included in the TRP cluster corresponding to the aforementioned terminal device changes dynamically) or switching occurs, the network side instructs the terminal by sending configuration information. The details are as follows:

[0169] 1. Network side

[0170] 1. When the TRP cluster to which the UE belongs is changed (i.e., when the aforementioned TRP cluster is switched), the network configures TRP cluster information for the UE. The configuration information includes at least one of the following:

[0171] a) TRP cluster ID information

[0172] b) TRP ID information contained in the TRP cluster

[0173] c) Reference signal configuration information of the TRP cluster

[0174] d) Wireless resource information

[0175] i. Frequency band and frequency point

[0176] ii. Bandwidth

[0177] iii. Time

[0178] e) Beam indication information for uplink and downlink traffic channels

[0179] i. Beam Index

[0180] ii.TCI Status ID

[0181] 2. Update the configuration of the TRP cluster, that is, update the TRP contained in the TRP cluster (that is, when the TRP included in the aforementioned TRP cluster changes dynamically). The configuration information can be any one of the following two items:

[0182] a) Configuration information includes all of 1 (corresponding to scenarios with frequent TRP changes)

[0183] b) The configuration information includes at least one of the following parts (corresponding to scenarios where TRP changes less frequently)

[0184] 2. Terminal side

[0185] 1. Receive network side configuration information

[0186] Receive the reference signal of the TRP in the TRP cluster, perform channel quality assessment, and complete the report according to the network configuration.

[0187] The disclosed network architecture enables continuous coverage. When a terminal device moves, the corresponding TRP cluster can be quickly updated to prevent disconnection. When the channel quality between the TRP serving the terminal device and the terminal device is poor, the network can control signaling to schedule switching to other TRPs within the TRP cluster to serve the terminal device, ensuring link quality and reducing handover latency. This network architecture solves the frequent cell handoffs and disconnection issues caused by handoffs in existing cellular networks.

[0188] FIG6 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a communication device provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG6 , the device may include:

[0189] The transceiver module is used to send configuration information to the terminal device, where the configuration information includes information related to the transmission receiving point TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device.

[0190] To sum up, in the communication device provided in the embodiment of the present disclosure, the configuration information sent by the network device to the terminal device includes information related to the TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device, so that the terminal device can successfully communicate with the TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device based on the configuration information to complete related services, thereby ensuring communication stability.

[0191] Furthermore, in the present disclosure, the configuration information may be sent by the network device to the terminal device when a cluster switching occurs in the TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device, or the configuration information may be sent by the network device to the terminal device when a dynamic change occurs in the TRP included in the TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device. It can be seen from this that in the present disclosure, the TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device may undergo cluster switching, or the TRP included in the TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device may change dynamically, then the network device may switch the TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device in real time, or change the TRP in the TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device in real time, so as to always select the TRP that is most beneficial to the terminal device (such as having better communication quality) to provide communication services to the terminal device, thereby ensuring the communication quality. Furthermore, in the present disclosure, since the TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device can undergo cluster switching, or the TRP included in the TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device can change dynamically, when the terminal device moves, the network device can achieve real-time communication by switching the TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device, or by dynamically changing the TRP in the TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device, without the need for frequent switching of cells, thereby solving the problem of disconnection caused by frequent switching of cells and ensuring communication stability.

[0192] Optionally, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, sending configuration information to the terminal device includes at least one of the following:

[0193] In response to determining that a cluster switch occurs in the TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device, sending configuration information to the terminal device;

[0194] In response to determining that a TRP included in a TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device undergoes a dynamic change, configuration information is sent to the terminal device.

[0195] Optionally, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, when a cluster switch occurs in the TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device, the configuration information includes at least one of the following:

[0196] Cluster ID of the switched TRP cluster;

[0197] TRP IDs of the TRPs included in the switched TRP cluster;

[0198] QCL relationship between antenna ports in the TRP cluster after switching;

[0199] Reference signal configuration information corresponding to the TRP included in the switched TRP cluster;

[0200] Radio resource information corresponding to the TRP included in the switched TRP cluster;

[0201] The first beam indication information indicates: the beams of the uplink and downlink service channels of the TRP that provides communication services to the terminal device in the switched TRP cluster.

[0202] Optionally, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, when the TRP included in the TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device changes dynamically, the configuration information includes at least one of the following:

[0203] The cluster ID of the TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device;

[0204] TRP ID of the TRP that has changed;

[0205] QCL relationship between antenna ports in a TRP cluster after dynamically changing TRP;

[0206] Reference signal configuration information corresponding to the changed TRP;

[0207] The radio resource information corresponding to the changed TRP;

[0208] The second beam indication information indicates: the beam of the uplink and downlink service channels of the TRP that provides communication services for the terminal device in the changed TRP.

[0209] Optionally, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the wireless resource information includes at least one of the following:

[0210] Frequency band of wireless resources;

[0211] Frequency of wireless resources;

[0212] The bandwidth of the wireless resource;

[0213] The usage time of wireless resources.

[0214] Optionally, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the first beam indication information or the second beam indication information includes at least one of the following:

[0215] beam index;

[0216] TCI status ID.

[0217] Optionally, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the network device includes at least one of the following:

[0218] Transmission Reception Point TRP;

[0219] Central Unit CU;

[0220] Core network equipment.

[0221] FIG7 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a communication device provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG7 , the device may include:

[0222] The transceiver module is used to receive configuration information sent by the network device, where the configuration information includes information related to the TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device.

[0223] To sum up, in the communication device provided in the embodiment of the present disclosure, the configuration information sent by the network device to the terminal device includes information related to the TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device, so that the terminal device can successfully communicate with the TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device based on the configuration information to complete related services, thereby ensuring communication stability.

[0224] Furthermore, in the present disclosure, the configuration information may be sent by the network device to the terminal device when a cluster switching occurs in the TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device, or the configuration information may be sent by the network device to the terminal device when a dynamic change occurs in the TRP included in the TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device. It can be seen from this that in the present disclosure, the TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device may undergo cluster switching, or the TRP included in the TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device may change dynamically, then the network device may switch the TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device in real time, or change the TRP in the TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device in real time, so as to always select the TRP that is most beneficial to the terminal device (such as having better communication quality) to provide communication services to the terminal device, thereby ensuring the communication quality. Furthermore, in the present disclosure, since the TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device can undergo cluster switching, or the TRP included in the TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device can change dynamically, when the terminal device moves, the network device can achieve real-time communication by switching the TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device, or by dynamically changing the TRP in the TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device, without the need for frequent switching of cells, thereby solving the problem of disconnection caused by frequent switching of cells and ensuring communication stability.

[0225] Optionally, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the receiving configuration information sent by the network device includes at least one of the following:

[0226] In response to a cluster switch occurring in the TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device, receiving configuration information sent by a network device;

[0227] In response to a dynamic change in the TRP included in the TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device, configuration information sent by the network device is received.

[0228] Optionally, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, when a cluster switch occurs in the TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device, the configuration information includes at least one of the following:

[0229] The cluster ID of the switched TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device;

[0230] The TRP ID of the TRP included in the switched TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device;

[0231] The QCL relationship between the antenna ports in the switched TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device;

[0232] Reference signal configuration information corresponding to the TRP included in the switched TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device;

[0233] Radio resource information corresponding to the TRP included in the switched TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device;

[0234] The first beam indication information indicates: the beam of the uplink and downlink service channel of the TRP that provides communication services for the terminal device in the switched TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device.

[0235] Optionally, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, when the TRP included in the TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device changes dynamically, the configuration information includes at least one of the following:

[0236] The cluster ID of the TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device;

[0237] The TRP ID of the changed TRP in the TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device;

[0238] QCL relationship between antenna ports in a TRP cluster after dynamically changing TRP;

[0239] Reference signal configuration information corresponding to the changed TRP in the TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device;

[0240] Radio resource information corresponding to the changed TRP in the TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device;

[0241] The second beam indication information indicates: the beam of the uplink and downlink service channels of the TRP that provides communication services for the terminal device in the changed TRP in the TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device.

[0242] Optionally, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the wireless resource information includes at least one of the following:

[0243] Frequency band of wireless resources;

[0244] Frequency of wireless resources;

[0245] The bandwidth of the wireless resource;

[0246] The usage time of wireless resources.

[0247] Optionally, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the first beam indication information or the second beam indication information includes at least one of the following:

[0248] beam index;

[0249] TCI status ID.

[0250] Optionally, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, the method further includes:

[0251] Receive the reference signal sent by TRP;

[0252] measuring the reference signal to obtain a measurement result;

[0253] Report the measurement results.

[0254] Please refer to Figure 8, which is a schematic diagram of the structure of a terminal device 800 provided in an embodiment of the present application. The terminal device can be used to implement the method described in the above method embodiment, and the details can be referred to the description in the above method embodiment.

[0255] The terminal device 800 may include one or more processors 801. The processor 801 may be a general-purpose processor or a dedicated processor. For example, it may be a baseband processor or a central processing unit. The baseband processor may be used to process communication protocols and communication data, and the central processing unit may be used to control a communication device (e.g., a base station, a baseband chip, a terminal device, a terminal device chip, a DU or CU, etc.), execute computer programs, and process computer program data.

[0256] Optionally, the terminal device 800 may further include one or more memories 802, on which a computer program 804 may be stored. The processor 801 executes the computer program 804, causing the terminal device 800 to perform the method described in the above method embodiment. Optionally, the memory 802 may also store data. The terminal device 800 and the memory 802 may be provided separately or integrated together.

[0257] Optionally, the terminal device 800 may further include a transceiver 805 and an antenna 806. The transceiver 805 may be referred to as a transceiver unit, a transceiver, or a transceiver circuit, etc., and is used to implement transceiver functions. The transceiver 805 may include a receiver and a transmitter. The receiver may be referred to as a receiver or a receiving circuit, etc., and is used to implement the receiving function; the transmitter may be referred to as a transmitter or a transmitting circuit, etc., and is used to implement the transmitting function.

[0258] Optionally, the terminal device 800 may further include one or more interface circuits 807. The interface circuit 807 is configured to receive code instructions and transmit the code instructions to the processor 801. The processor 801 executes the code instructions to enable the terminal device 800 to execute the method described in the above method embodiment.

[0259] In one implementation, processor 801 may include a transceiver for implementing receiving and transmitting functions. For example, the transceiver may be a transceiver circuit, an interface, or an interface circuit. The transceiver circuit, interface, or interface circuit for implementing the receiving and transmitting functions may be separate or integrated. The transceiver circuit, interface, or interface circuit may be used for reading and writing code / data, or may be used for transmitting or delivering signals.

[0260] In one implementation, processor 801 may store a computer program 803. Computer program 803, when executed on processor 801, enables terminal device 800 to perform the method described in the above method embodiment. Computer program 803 may be embedded in processor 801. In this case, processor 801 may be implemented by hardware.

[0261] In one implementation, the terminal device 800 may include a circuit that can implement the functions of sending, receiving, or communicating in the aforementioned method embodiments. The processor and transceiver described in this application can be implemented on an integrated circuit (IC), an analog IC, a radio frequency integrated circuit RFIC, a mixed signal IC, an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), a printed circuit board (PCB), an electronic device, etc. The processor and transceiver can also be manufactured using various IC process technologies, such as complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS), N-type metal oxide semiconductor (nMetal-oxide-semiconductor, NMOS), P-type metal oxide semiconductor (positive channel metal oxide semiconductor, PMOS), bipolar junction transistor (bipolar junction transistor, BJT), bipolar CMOS (BiCMOS), silicon germanium (SiGe), gallium arsenide (GaAs), etc.

[0262] The structure of the terminal device described in the above embodiment may not be limited to FIG8. The terminal device may be an independent device or may be part of a larger device. For example, the terminal device may be:

[0263] (1) An independent integrated circuit (IC), or chip, or chip system or subsystem;

[0264] (2) a collection of one or more ICs, optionally including a storage component for storing data and computer programs;

[0265] (3) ASIC, such as modem;

[0266] (4) Modules that can be embedded in other devices;

[0267] (5) Receivers, terminal devices, intelligent terminal devices, cellular phones, wireless devices, handheld devices, mobile units, vehicle-mounted devices, network devices, cloud devices, artificial intelligence devices, etc.;

[0268] (6)Others, etc.

[0269] If the terminal device can be a chip, please refer to the schematic diagram of the chip structure shown in Figure 9. The chip shown in Figure 9 includes a processor 901 and an interface 902. The number of processors 901 can be one or more, and the number of interfaces 902 can be multiple.

[0270] Optionally, the chip further includes a memory 903, which is used to store necessary computer programs and data.

[0271] Those skilled in the art will also appreciate that the various illustrative logical blocks listed in the embodiments of the present application can be implemented by electronic hardware, computer software, or a combination of both. Whether such functions are implemented by hardware or software depends on the specific application and the design requirements of the entire system. Those skilled in the art may use various methods to implement the described functions for each specific application, but such implementation should not be construed as exceeding the scope of protection of the embodiments of the present application.

[0272] The present application also provides a readable storage medium having instructions stored thereon, which implement the functions of any of the above method embodiments when executed by a computer.

[0273] The present application also provides a computer program product, which implements the functions of any of the above method embodiments when executed by a computer.

[0274] In the above embodiments, it can be implemented in whole or in part by software, hardware, firmware or any combination thereof. When implemented using software, it can be implemented in whole or in part in the form of a computer program product. The computer program product includes one or more computer programs. When the computer program is loaded and executed on a computer, the process or function described in the embodiment of the present application is generated in whole or in part. The computer can be a general-purpose computer, a special-purpose computer, a computer network, or other programmable device. The computer program can be stored in a computer-readable storage medium or transmitted from one computer-readable storage medium to another computer-readable storage medium. For example, the computer program can be transmitted from one website, computer, server or data center to another website, computer, server or data center via wired (e.g., coaxial cable, optical fiber, digital subscriber line (DSL)) or wireless (e.g., infrared, wireless, microwave, etc.) means. The computer-readable storage medium can be any available medium that can be accessed by a computer or a data storage device such as a server or data center that includes one or more available media integrated therein. The available medium may be a magnetic medium (eg, a floppy disk, a hard disk, a magnetic tape), an optical medium (eg, a high-density digital video disc (DVD)), or a semiconductor medium (eg, a solid state disk (SSD)).

[0275] Those skilled in the art will understand that the various numerical numbers such as first and second involved in this application are only for the convenience of description and are not used to limit the scope of the embodiments of this application, and also indicate the order of precedence.

[0276] In this application, at least one can also be described as one or more, and multiple can be two, three, four or more, which is not limited in this application. In the embodiments of this application, for a technical feature, the technical features in the technical feature are distinguished by "first", "second", "third", "A", "B", "C" and "D", and there is no order of precedence or size between the technical features described by "first", "second", "third", "A", "B", "C" and "D".

[0277] The correspondences shown in the tables in this application can be configured or predefined. The values ​​of the information in each table are examples only and can be configured to other values, which are not limited by this application. When configuring the correspondence between information and parameters, it is not necessarily required to configure all the correspondences shown in each table. For example, in the tables in this application, the correspondences shown in certain rows may not be configured. For another example, appropriate deformation adjustments can be made based on the above tables, such as splitting, merging, etc. The names of the parameters shown in the titles of the above tables can also use other names that can be understood by the communication device, and the values ​​or representations of the parameters can also use other values ​​or representations that can be understood by the communication device. When implementing the above tables, other data structures can also be used, such as arrays, queues, containers, stacks, linear lists, pointers, linked lists, trees, graphs, structures, classes, heaps, hash tables or hash tables, etc.

[0278] The predefined in this application may be understood as defined, predefined, stored, pre-stored, pre-negotiated, pre-configured, solidified, or pre-burned.

[0279] Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the units and algorithm steps of each example described in conjunction with the embodiments disclosed herein can be implemented in electronic hardware, or a combination of computer software and electronic hardware. Whether these functions are performed in hardware or software depends on the specific application and design constraints of the technical solution. Professional and technical personnel can use different methods to implement the described functions for each specific application, but such implementation should not be considered beyond the scope of this application.

[0280] Those skilled in the art will clearly understand that, for the convenience and brevity of description, the specific working processes of the systems, devices and units described above can refer to the corresponding processes in the aforementioned method embodiments and will not be repeated here.

[0281] The above description is merely a specific embodiment of the present application, but the scope of protection of the present application is not limited thereto. Any changes or substitutions that can be easily conceived by a person skilled in the art within the technical scope disclosed in this application should be included in the scope of protection of this application. Therefore, the scope of protection of this application should be based on the scope of protection of the claims.

Claims

1. A configuration method for a communication system, characterized in that: The method is performed by a network device, and the method includes: Configuration information is sent to a terminal device, where the configuration information includes information related to a transmission reception point TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein The sending of configuration information to the terminal device includes at least one of the following: In response to determining that a cluster switch occurs in the TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device, sending configuration information to the terminal device; In response to determining that a TRP included in a TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device undergoes a dynamic change, configuration information is sent to the terminal device.

3. The method according to claim 2, wherein When a cluster switch occurs in the TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device, the configuration information includes at least one of the following: Cluster ID of the switched TRP cluster; TRP IDs of the TRPs included in the switched TRP cluster; Quasi-co-sited QCL relationship between antenna ports in the TRP cluster after switching; Reference signal configuration information corresponding to the TRP included in the switched TRP cluster; Radio resource information corresponding to the TRP included in the switched TRP cluster; The first beam indication information indicates: the beams of the uplink and downlink service channels of the TRP that provides communication services to the terminal device in the switched TRP cluster.

4. The method according to claim 2, wherein When a TRP included in a TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device changes dynamically, the configuration information includes at least one of the following: The cluster ID of the TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device; TRP ID of the TRP that has changed; QCL relationship between antenna ports in a TRP cluster after dynamically changing TRP; Reference signal configuration information corresponding to the changed TRP; The radio resource information corresponding to the changed TRP; The second beam indication information indicates: the beam of the uplink and downlink service channels of the TRP that provides communication services for the terminal device in the changed TRP.

5. The method according to claim 3 or 4, wherein: The wireless resource information includes at least one of the following: Frequency band of wireless resources; Frequency of wireless resources; The bandwidth of the wireless resource; The usage time of wireless resources.

6. The method according to claim 3 or 4, wherein: The first beam indication information or the second beam indication information includes at least one of the following: beam index; TCI status ID.

7. The method according to claim 1, wherein The network device includes at least one of the following: Transmission Reception Point TRP; Central Unit CU; Core network equipment.

8. A configuration method for a communication system, characterized in that: The method is executed by a terminal device, and the method includes: Receive configuration information sent by a network device, where the configuration information includes information related to a TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device.

9. The method according to claim 8, wherein The configuration information received from the network device includes at least one of the following: In response to a cluster switch occurring in the TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device, receiving configuration information sent by a network device; In response to a dynamic change in the TRP included in the TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device, configuration information sent by the network device is received.

10. The method according to claim 8, wherein When a cluster switch occurs in the TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device, the configuration information includes at least one of the following: The cluster ID of the switched TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device; The TRP ID of the TRP included in the switched TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device; The QCL relationship between the antenna ports in the switched TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device; Reference signal configuration information corresponding to the TRP included in the switched TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device; Radio resource information corresponding to the TRP included in the switched TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device; The first beam indication information indicates: the beam of the uplink and downlink service channel of the TRP that provides communication services for the terminal device in the switched TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device.

11. The method according to claim 8, wherein When a TRP included in a TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device changes dynamically, the configuration information includes at least one of the following: The cluster ID of the TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device; The TRP ID of the changed TRP in the TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device; QCL relationship between antenna ports in a TRP cluster after dynamically changing TRP; Reference signal configuration information corresponding to the changed TRP in the TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device; Radio resource information corresponding to the changed TRP in the TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device; The second beam indication information indicates: the beam of the uplink and downlink service channels of the TRP that provides communication services for the terminal device in the changed TRP in the TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device.

12. The method according to claim 10 or 11, wherein: The wireless resource information includes at least one of the following: Frequency band of wireless resources; Frequency of wireless resources; The bandwidth of the wireless resource; The usage time of wireless resources.

13. The method according to claim 10 or 11, characterized in that The first beam indication information or the second beam indication information includes at least one of the following: beam index; TCI status ID.

14. The method according to claim 8, wherein The method further comprises: Receive the reference signal sent by TRP; measuring the reference signal to obtain a measurement result; Report the measurement results.

15. A communication device, characterized in that: include: The transceiver module is used to send configuration information to the terminal device, where the configuration information includes information related to the TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal device.

16. A communication device, characterized in that: include: The transceiver module is used to receive configuration information sent by the network device, where the configuration information includes information related to the TRP cluster corresponding to the terminal.

17. A communication device, characterized in that: The device includes a processor and a memory, wherein a computer program is stored in the memory, and the processor executes the computer program stored in the memory to cause the device to perform the method according to any one of claims 1 to 7, or the processor executes the computer program stored in the memory to cause the device to perform the method according to any one of claims 8 to 14.

18. A communication device, characterized in that: include: processor and interface circuitry, wherein The interface circuit is used to receive code instructions and transmit them to the processor; The processor is configured to execute the code instructions to perform the method according to any one of claims 1 to 7, or is configured to execute the code instructions to perform the method according to any one of claims 8 to 14.

19. A computer-readable storage medium storing instructions, which, when executed, enable the method according to any one of claims 1 to 7 to be implemented, or, when executed, enable the method according to any one of claims 8 to 14 to be implemented.

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