Information configuration method and device, terminal equipment and network equipment

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to the technical field of wireless communications, and particularly provides an information configuration method and apparatus, a terminal device and a network device, by determining an association relationship between at least one channel and a channel state information report based on configuration information, or determining an association relationship between at least one channel and a resource based on the configuration information, and the occupation of channel resources in the beam management process is effectively reduced.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present disclosure relates to the field of mobile communication technologies, and in particular, to an information configuration method, apparatus, terminal device, and network device. Background Art

[0002] In the traditional beam management process, in order to obtain the optimal beam, the network device needs to frequently configure and activate periodic or semi-persistent beam reports, or frequently trigger aperiodic beam reports. However, this beam management method will result in a large uplink reporting overhead and control signaling overhead.

[0003] Meanwhile, in order to reduce the above overhead, beam reports with a lower frequency can be configured, but this method will cause the network to not always obtain the optimal beam because the beam report may be outdated, resulting in performance degradation. Summary of the Invention

[0004] In view of the above problems, the present disclosure is proposed. The present disclosure provides an information configuration method, apparatus, terminal device, and network device.

[0005] According to a first aspect of the present disclosure, an information configuration method is provided, which is applied to a terminal. The method includes: receiving configuration information sent by a network device, and determining an association relationship between at least one first channel and a first channel state information report based on the configuration information, or determining an association relationship between at least one first channel and a first resource based on the configuration information.

[0006] In addition, for the information configuration method according to an aspect of the present disclosure, the configuration information is channel state information report configuration information, and the channel state information report configuration information indicates a first channel and a second channel for transmitting a first channel state information report.

[0007] In addition, for the information configuration method according to an aspect of the present disclosure, the channel state information report configuration information further indicates at least one reporting quantity, and / or at least one number of reporting reference signals.

[0008] In addition, for the information configuration method according to an aspect of the present disclosure, the first channel is associated with a first reporting quantity and a first number of reporting reference signals, and the second channel is associated with a second reporting quantity and a second number of reporting reference signals.

[0009] In addition, for the information configuration method according to an aspect of the present disclosure, the configuration information is first channel configuration information, and the first channel configuration information indicates an association relationship between the first channel and the first channel state information report.

[0010] In addition, an information configuration method according to an aspect of the present disclosure, wherein the association relationship includes: a first channel is associated with a first channel state information report corresponding to at least one L1-RSRP or at least one L1-SINR report, or a corresponding channel state information reference signal CSI-RS, or a synchronization signal block SSB resource.

[0011] In addition, an information configuration method according to an aspect of the present disclosure, wherein the first channel configuration information further indicates: a third reporting amount and a third number of reporting reference signals.

[0012] In addition, an information configuration method according to an aspect of the present disclosure, wherein the third reporting amount includes at least one of the following: a transmission configuration indication status identifier TCI state ID; and / or a reference signal resource indicator CRI; and / or a synchronization signal block identifier SSBID; and / or L1-RSRP or L1-SINR; or no available reference signal No Candidate RS.

[0013] In addition, an information configuration method according to an aspect of the present disclosure, wherein the configuration information is second channel configuration information, and the second channel configuration information indicates the association relationship between the first channel and the first channel state information resource configuration, or a set of channel state information reference signal resources, or a set of SSBs, or a channel state information reference signal, or an SSB.

[0014] In addition, an information configuration method according to an aspect of the present disclosure, wherein the second channel configuration information further indicates: a fourth reporting amount and a fourth number of reporting reference signals.

[0015] In addition, an information configuration method according to an aspect of the present disclosure, wherein the fourth reporting amount includes at least one of the following: a transmission configuration indication status identifier TCI state ID; and / or a reference signal resource indicator CRI; and / or a synchronization signal block identifier SSBID; and / or L1-RSRP or L1-SINR; or no available reference signal No Candidate RS.

[0016] In addition, an information configuration method according to an aspect of the present disclosure, the method further includes: when the channel state meets a first predetermined condition, sending a first channel state information report to a network device via the first channel.

[0017] In addition, an information configuration method according to an aspect of the present disclosure, wherein the first predetermined condition includes at least one of the following: the channel quality of the CSI-RS or SSB is less than a threshold value; or the channel quality of the quasi-co-location QCL reference signal configured in the TCI state is less than a threshold value; or the best CRI or SSBID is different from the most recent report.

[0018] According to a second aspect of the present disclosure, an information configuration method is provided, which is applied to a network device. The method includes: sending configuration information to a terminal, where the configuration information is used to determine the association relationship between at least one first channel and the first channel state information report, or the configuration information is used to determine the association relationship between at least one first channel and a first resource.

[0019] In addition, according to the information configuration method of an aspect of the present disclosure, the configuration information is channel state information reporting configuration information, and the channel state information reporting configuration information indicates a first channel and a second channel for transmitting the first channel state information report.

[0020] In addition, according to the information configuration method of an aspect of the present disclosure, the channel state information reporting configuration information further indicates at least one reporting quantity, and / or at least one reporting reference signal quantity.

[0021] In addition, according to the information configuration method of an aspect of the present disclosure, the first channel is associated with a first reporting quantity and a first reporting reference signal quantity, and the second channel is associated with a second reporting quantity and a second reporting reference signal quantity.

[0022] In addition, according to the information configuration method of an aspect of the present disclosure, the configuration information is first channel configuration information, and the first channel configuration information indicates the association relationship between the first channel and the first channel state information report.

[0023] In addition, according to the information configuration method of an aspect of the present disclosure, the association relationship includes: the first channel is associated with a first channel state information report corresponding to at least one L1-RSRP or at least one L1-SINR report, or a corresponding channel state information reference signal CSI-RS or a synchronization signal block SSB resource.

[0024] In addition, according to the information configuration method of an aspect of the present disclosure, the first channel configuration information further indicates: a third reporting quantity and a third reporting reference signal quantity.

[0025] In addition, according to the information configuration method of an aspect of the present disclosure, the third reporting quantity includes at least one of the following: a transmission configuration indication state identifier TCI state ID; and / or a reference signal resource indicator CRI; and / or a synchronization signal block identifier SSBID; and / or L1-RSRP or L1-SINR; or no available reference signal No Candidate RS.

[0026] In addition, an information configuration method according to an aspect of the present disclosure, wherein the configuration information is second channel configuration information, and the second channel configuration information indicates the association relationship between a first channel and a first channel state information resource configuration, or a channel state information reference signal resource set, or an SSB set, or a channel state information reference signal resource, or an SSB.

[0027] In addition, an information configuration method according to an aspect of the present disclosure, wherein the second channel configuration information further indicates: a fourth reporting quantity and a fourth reporting reference signal quantity.

[0028] In addition, an information configuration method according to an aspect of the present disclosure, wherein the fourth reporting quantity includes at least one of the following: a transmission configuration indication state identifier TCI state ID; and / or a reference signal resource indicator CRI; and / or a synchronization signal block identifier SSBID; and / or L1-RSRP or L1-SINR; or no available reference signal No Candidate RS.

[0029] In addition, an information configuration method according to an aspect of the present disclosure, the method further includes: when the channel state meets a first predetermined condition, receiving, via a first channel, a first channel state information report sent by a terminal.

[0030] In addition, an information configuration method according to an aspect of the present disclosure, wherein the first predetermined condition includes at least one of the following: the channel quality of a CSI-RS or an SSB is less than a threshold value; or the channel quality of a quasi-co-located QCL reference signal configured in a TCI state is less than a threshold value; or the best CRI or SSBID is different from the previous report.

[0031] According to a third aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided an information configuration apparatus applied to a terminal, the apparatus includes: a receiving module, configured to receive configuration information sent by a network device; a determining module, configured to determine an association relationship between at least one first channel and a first channel state information report based on the configuration information, or determine an association relationship between at least one first channel and a first resource based on the configuration information.

[0032] According to a fourth aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided an information configuration apparatus applied to a network device, the apparatus includes: a sending module, configured to send configuration information to a terminal, where the configuration information is used to determine an association relationship between at least one first channel and a first channel state information report, or the configuration information is used to determine an association relationship between at least one first channel and a first resource.

[0033] According to a fifth aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a terminal device, including: a communication interface configured to perform wireless communication with a network device; a memory for storing computer-readable instructions; and a processor for running the computer-readable instructions to cause the terminal device to execute the information configuration method as described above.

[0034] According to a sixth aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a network device, including: a communication interface configured to perform wireless communication with a terminal device; a memory for storing computer-readable instructions; and a processor for running the computer-readable instructions to cause the network device to execute the information configuration method as described above.

[0035] According to a seventh aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a computer program product, including a computer program, characterized in that when the computer program is executed by a processor, it implements the information configuration method as described above.

[0036] As will be described in detail below, according to the information configuration method of embodiments of the present disclosure, by determining the association relationship between at least one channel and channel state information reporting based on configuration information, or determining the association relationship between at least one channel and resources based on configuration information, the occupation of channel resources in the beam management process is effectively reduced.

[0037] It should be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and are intended to provide further explanation of the claimed technology. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0038] By describing embodiments of the present disclosure in more detail in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, the above and other objects, features, and advantages of the present disclosure will become more apparent. The drawings are used to provide a further understanding of embodiments of the present disclosure and constitute a part of the specification, and are used to explain the present disclosure together with the embodiments of the present disclosure, and do not constitute a limitation to the present disclosure. In the drawings, the same reference numerals generally represent the same components or steps.

[0039] Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of an application scenario of the information configuration method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0040] Figure 2 is a flowchart of the information configuration method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0041] Figure 3 is a further flowchart of the information configuration method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0042] Figure 4 is a schematic diagram of the information configuration device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0043] Figure 5It is a schematic diagram of an information configuration device further illustrating an information configuration device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0044] Figure 6 It is a hardware block diagram of a terminal device illustrating an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0045] Figure 7 It is a hardware block diagram of a network device illustrating an embodiment of the present disclosure; and

[0046] Figure 8 It is a schematic diagram of a computer program product illustrating an embodiment of the present disclosure. Detailed implementation manners

[0047] In order to make the objectives, technical solutions, and advantages of the present disclosure more apparent, example embodiments according to the present disclosure will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Apparently, the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present disclosure, rather than all of the embodiments of the present disclosure. It should be understood that the present disclosure is not limited by the example embodiments described herein.

[0048] First, refer to Figure 1 to outline an application scenario according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of an application scenario of an information configuration method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application can be applied to various wireless communication systems, such as: Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) system, Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) system, Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (WCDMA) system, General Packet Radio Service (GPRS), Long Term Evolution (LTE) system, Advanced Long Term Evolution (LTE-A) system, New Radio (NR) system, evolved system of the NR system, LTE on Unlicensed Spectrum (LTE-U) system, NR on Unlicensed Spectrum (NR-U) system, Non-Terrestrial Network (NTN) system, Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS), Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) system, Wireless Fidelity (WiFi) system, Fifth Generation Communication (5G) system, or other communication systems, etc. It is easy to understand that the communication system architecture and service scenarios described in the embodiments of the present disclosure are for more clearly illustrating the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present disclosure, and do not constitute a limitation on the technical solutions provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure. Those of ordinary skill in the art can understand that with the evolution of the network architecture and the emergence of new service scenarios, the technical solutions provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure are equally applicable to similar technical problems.

[0049] As Figure 1 shown, the application scenario at least includes: a terminal device 101 (such as UE101) and a network device 102 (such as: a base station 102).

[0050] Among them, the terminal device may be a user equipment (UE), an access terminal, a user unit, a user station, a mobile station, a mobile terminal, a remote station, a remote terminal, a mobile device, a user terminal, a smart terminal, a wireless communication device, a user agent or a user device. The terminal may also be a cellular phone, a cordless phone, a session initiation protocol (SIP) phone, a wireless local loop (WLL) station, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a handheld device with wireless communication function, a computing device or other processing devices connected to a wireless modem, a relay device, a vehicle-mounted device, a wearable device, a terminal in a next-generation communication system such as an NR network or a terminal in a future evolved public land mobile network (PLMN), etc., and no specific limitation is made thereto.

[0051] The network device may be a device for communicating with the terminal device. Specifically, the network device may be a base transceiver station (BTS) in a GSM or CDMA communication system, a node B (NB) in a WCDMA communication system, an evolved node B (eNB or eNodeB) in an LTE communication system, a next-generation evolved node B (ng-eNB) in an NR communication system, or a next-generation node B (gNB) in an NR communication system.

[0052] In addition, the network device may also be an access point (AP), a relay station in a wireless local area network (WLAN), a network device in a future evolved PLMN network, or a network device in an NTN network, etc. It should be noted that in some network deployments, the network device may be an independent node to implement all the functions of the above base station; it may include a central unit (CU) and a distributed unit (DU), such as gNB-CU and gNB-DU, and may also include an active antenna unit (AAU). Among them, the CU can implement some functions of the network device, and the DU can implement some functions of the network device. For example, the CU is responsible for processing non-real-time protocols and services, and implementing the functions of the radio resource control (RRC) layer, the service data adaptation (SDAP) layer, and the packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) layer. The DU is responsible for processing physical layer protocols and real-time services, and implementing the functions of the radio link control (RLC) layer, the media access control (MAC) layer, and the physical (PHY) layer. In addition, the AAU implements some physical layer processing functions, radio frequency processing, and related functions of the active antenna. Since the information of the RRC layer will ultimately become the information of the PHY layer, or be transformed from the information of the PHY layer, in this network deployment, the high-layer signaling (RRC) can be considered to be sent by the DU, or sent by the DU and the AAU. It can be understood that the network device may include at least one of the CU, DU, and AAU.

[0053] In Figure 1 the example shown, beam management may at least include the following steps:

[0054] Step 1: The base station 102 sends channel state information (CSI) configuration information to the UE 101, which may include two parts: CSI resource configuration (CSI-ResourceConfig) and CSI report configuration (CSI-ReportConfig). Specifically, CSI-ResourceConfig can be understood as the reference signal (CSI-RS) used to configure the calculation of CSI, while CSI-ReportConfig can be understood as the behavior used to configure the reporting of CSI (including but not limited to CSI report mode, CSI report trigger condition, CSI report reporting frequency, specifying PUCCH, etc.).

[0055] Step 2: The UE 101 measures according to the configured CSI-RS and calculates the required CSI.

[0056] Step 3: UE101 reports the CSI to base station 102 through the Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH) in a format that meets the requirements of CSI-ReportConfig for the related work of beam management by base station 102.

[0057] Specifically, for example, after receiving the CSI report, base station 102 sends Downlink Control Information (DCI) to UE101, which includes Transmission Configuration Indicator state (TCI state) information. The TCI state information can be used to indicate the state of how UE101 configures its own transmission parameters to communicate with base station 102. After receiving the DCI, UE101 sends Hybrid Automatic Repeatrequest-ACKnowledgement (HARQ-ACK) to confirm the received data. The base station will delay for a certain period according to this confirmation information and then make the TCI state effective in the next period.

[0058] Furthermore, PUCCH reporting can be divided into periodic CSI reporting, semi-persistent CSI reporting, and aperiodic CSI reporting.

[0059] The configuration method described in the embodiments of the present disclosure mainly relates to CSI-ReportConfig in Step 1 of the above beam management and channel configuration (PUCCH-Config) information for PUCCH. The following will refer to Figures 2 - 3 for a detailed description.

[0060] Figure 2 is a flowchart of a method for an information configuration method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. Figure 2 The information configuration method shown according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is executed, for example, by a terminal device UE101 described with reference to Figure 1 and the information configuration method may at least include the following steps.

[0061] In step S201, receive configuration information sent by a network device, determine the association relationship between at least one first channel and the first channel state information report based on the configuration information, or determine the association relationship between at least one first channel and a first resource based on the configuration information.

[0062] As described above, UE101 receives the configuration information sent by base station 102, and this configuration information can be CSI-ReportConfig information or PUCCH-Config information. The first channel state information report is the feedback information about the channel state sent by UE101 to base station 102. The first channel is the channel for transmitting the first channel state information report. The first resource is the CSI resource configuration associated with the first channel, or a CSI-RS resource set and / or a synchronization signal block SSB resource set, or a CSI-RS resource and / or an SSB resource. Specifically, it will be described in detail with reference to Solution 1 - Solution 3.

[0063] Figure 3 It is a flowchart of a method for further illustrating an information configuration method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. Figure 3 The information configuration method shown according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is, for example, executed by the network device base station 102 referred to Figure 1 described, and the information configuration method may at least include the following steps.

[0064] In step S301, configuration information is sent to the terminal. The configuration information is used to determine the association relationship between at least one first channel and the first channel state information report, or the configuration information is used to determine the association relationship between at least one first channel and the first resource. Specifically, it is also described in detail with reference to Solution 1 - Solution 3.

[0065] Solution 1:

[0066] Base station 102 associates at least 2 PUCCHs with each CSI report, where at least one PUCCH is used for periodic reporting and at least one PUCCH is used for conditional trigger reporting.

[0067] Specifically, in the CSI-ReportConfig information in the Radio Resource Control (RRC) configuration, for each report configuration identifier (reportConfig Id), at least 2 PUCCHs need to be configured for each Carrier Bandwidth Part (BWP) to send CSI reports to balance the issues of overhead and reporting timeliness. Specifically as follows:

[0068] In an embodiment of the present disclosure, 1 CSI report can be associated with 2 PUCCHs, a first PUCCH and a second PUCCH.

[0069] Among them, the first PUCCH is only used for the UE 101 to report the CSI report using the first PUCCH when it determines that the first condition is met. It is characterized in that the reporting period is short for rapid reporting when the first condition is met; and its payload size is small to save resource overhead.

[0070] Among them, the first condition may include at least one of the following:

[0071] 1) The channel quality of the CSI-RS or the synchronization signal block SSB is less than a certain threshold value (that is, the current signal quality is poor and cannot meet the system performance requirements or the needs of specific applications); or

[0072] 2) The channel quality of the reference RS with Quasi Co-Location (QCL) configured in the TCI state is less than a certain threshold value (that is, the channel quality is not accurate enough or unreliable); or

[0073] 3) Compared with the previous L1-RSRP / L1-SINR report, the best CRI / SSBID has changed.

[0074] When at least one of the above first conditions is met, the UE 101 can report according to the configured reporting amount; or report the first parameter indicating that there is no available reference signal (No candidate RS). At this time, the base station 102 triggers an aperiodic CSI report. In addition, there can also be a 1-bit indication of whether the reported content is for beam reporting or beam switching.

[0075] The second PUCCH is used for the UE 101 to report the CSI report periodically or semi-persistently. It is characterized in that the reporting period is long to save reporting overhead; and its payload size is large, that is, the amount of valid data carried in the report is large, which may include N CRIs and corresponding parameters such as L1-RSRP / L1-SINR. Specifically, N may depend on the network configuration.

[0076] In addition to configuring the reporting periods and payload sizes of the first PUCCH and the second PUCCH, it is also necessary to configure the reporting amount and the number of reporting reference signals.

[0077] In an embodiment of the present disclosure, at least one reporting amount and / or at least one number of reporting reference signals are configured in one CSI report.

[0078] Among them, the report quantity (reportQuantity) refers to the parameters in the CSI report, including at least one or more of the following: TCI state ID, CRI, SSBID, L1-RSRP, L1-SINR, No Candidate RS.

[0079] The number of reported reference signals (nrofReportedRS) refers to the number of reference signals reported by the UE101, which is a specific metric. The UE101 can selectively report a certain number of reference signals according to the requirements and configurations of the base station 102 for the network to analyze and optimize. The nrofReportedRS can be adjusted to meet the network's demand for channel state information.

[0080] Specifically, when configured with 1 reportQuantity and 1 nrofReportedRS, the first PUCCH and the second PUCCH adopt the same configuration.

[0081] Furthermore, when configured with 1 reportQuantity and 1 nrofReportedRS, and the first information indicates "joint reporting", the content reported by the first PUCCH and the second PUCCH together constitutes the CSI report.

[0082] In an example of the embodiments of the present disclosure, when nrofReportedRS = 4, the first PUCCH reports the first CRI / SSBID and L1-RSRP / L1-SINR, and the second PUCCH reports the remaining 3 CRI / SSBID and L1-RSRP / L1-SINR.

[0083] When configured with 2 reportQuantities and 2 nrofReportedRSs, the first reportQuantity and the first nrofReportedRS correspond to the first PUCCH, and the second reportQuantity and the second nrofReportedRS correspond to the second PUCCH. The reported content corresponding to the first reportQuantity is less than the reported content corresponding to the second reportQuantity, and / or the first nrofReportedRS is less than the second nrofReportedRS.

[0084] In an example of the embodiments of the present disclosure, the reported content of the first PUCCH can be configured as:

[0085] Report 1 CRI or report 1 SSBID; or

[0086] Report one CRI + L1 - RSRP / L1 - SINR or report one SSBID + L1 - RSRP / L1 - SINR; or

[0087] Report X CRIs + L1 - RSRP / L1 - SINR or report X SSBIDs + L1 - RSRP / L1 - SINR, where X depends on the network configuration.

[0088] Solution 2:

[0089] Base station 102 configures a PUCCH for conditional trigger reporting, and this PUCCH is associated with a CSI report.

[0090] Specifically, in the PUCCH - Config information in the Radio Resource Control (RRC) configuration, associate a reportConfig Id with a PUCCH so that when UE101 determines that the first condition is met, use this PUCCH to report the CSI report corresponding to this reportConfig Id. Specifically, it includes:

[0091] When there is only one periodic L1 - RSRP or L1 - SINR report on the BWP where UE101 operates, the above - mentioned PUCCH is associated with the CSI report corresponding to this periodic L1 - RSRP or L1 - SINR report and the corresponding CSI - RS or SSB resources.

[0092] When there are X periodic L1 - RSRP or L1 - SINR reports on the BWP where UE101 operates, the above - mentioned PUCCH is associated with the CSI report corresponding to one of the X periodic L1 - RSRP or L1 - SINR reports and the corresponding CSI - RS or SSB resources.

[0093] The reporting content of the above - mentioned PUCCH depends on the network configuration and may specifically include a third reportQuantity and a third nrofReportedRS. Among them, the third reportQuantity includes at least one or more of the following: TCIstate ID, CRI, SSBID, L1 - RSRP, L1 - SINR, No Candidate RS.

[0094] The first condition is the same as the description in Solution 1 and will not be elaborated here.

[0095] Solution 3:

[0096] Base station 102 configures a PUCCH for conditional trigger reporting, and this PUCCH is associated with a first resource.

[0097] Specifically, in the PUCCH-Config information in the Radio Resource Control (RRC) configuration, a first resource is associated with a PUCCH, so that when UE101 determines that the first condition is met, UE101 configures the measurement of L1-RSRP / L1-SINR based on the first resource associated with the PUCCH and reports it. Specifically as follows:

[0098] As described above, the first resource is the CSI resource configuration associated with the PUCCH, or a CSI-RS resource set and / or an SSB resource set, or a CSI-RS resource and / or an SSB resource.

[0099] The reporting content of the above PUCCH depends on the network configuration, and specifically may include a fourth reportQuantity and a fourth nrofReportedRS. Among them, the third reporting quantity reportQuantity includes at least one or more of the following: TCIstate ID, CRI, SSBID, L1-RSRP, L1-SINR, No Candidate RS.

[0100] The first condition is the same as the description in Solutions 1 and 2, and will not be elaborated here.

[0101] So far, Solutions 1-3 have been described.

[0102] Figure 4 FIG. is a schematic diagram of an information configuration device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. Figure 4 The information configuration device 400 shown according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is applied, for example, by the terminal device UE101 described with reference to Figure 1 The information configuration device 400 may at least include the following modules.

[0103] A receiving module 401, configured to receive configuration information sent by a network device;

[0104] A determining module 402, configured to determine an association relationship between at least one first channel and a first channel state information report based on the configuration information, or determine an association relationship between at least one first channel and a first resource based on the configuration information.

[0105] Specifically, in the case where the configuration information is channel state information report configuration information, the channel state information report configuration information indicates a first channel and a second channel for transmitting the first channel state information report; and the channel state information report configuration information further indicates at least one reporting quantity and / or at least one reporting reference signal quantity; wherein the first channel is associated with the first reporting quantity and the first reporting reference signal quantity, and the second channel is associated with the second reporting quantity and the second reporting reference signal quantity.

[0106] When the configuration information is the first channel configuration information, the first channel configuration information indicates the association relationship between the first channel and the first channel state information report. Among them, the association relationship includes: the first channel is associated with at least one L1-RSRP or at least one L1-SINR report corresponding to the first channel state information report or the corresponding channel state information reference signal CSI-RS or synchronization signal block SSB resource. And the first channel configuration information further indicates: the third reporting quantity and the third reporting reference signal quantity, where the third reporting quantity includes at least one of the following: transmission configuration indication status identifier TCI stateID; and / or reference signal resource indicator CRI; and / or synchronization signal block identifier SSBID; and / or L1-RSRP or L1-SINR; or no available reference signal No Candidate RS.

[0107] When the configuration information is the second channel configuration information, and the second channel configuration information indicates the association relationship between the first channel and the first channel state information resource configuration, or the channel state information reference signal resource set, or the SSB set, or the channel state information reference signal resource, or the SSB. And the second channel configuration information further indicates: the fourth reporting quantity and the fourth reporting reference signal quantity. Among them, the fourth reporting quantity includes at least one of the following: transmission configuration indication status identifier TCI state ID; and / or reference signal resource indicator CRI; and / or synchronization signal block identifier SSBID; and / or L1-RSRP or L1-SINR; or no available reference signal No Candidate RS.

[0108] In addition, it may further include:

[0109] A reporting module 403, configured to send a first channel state information report to a network device via a first channel when the channel state meets a first predetermined condition. Among them, the first predetermined condition includes at least one of the following: the channel quality of CSI-RS or SSB is less than a threshold value; or the channel quality of the quasi-co-location QCL reference signal configured in the TCI state is less than a threshold value; or the best CRI or SSBID is different from the most recent report.

[0110] Figure 5 It is a schematic diagram of a device further illustrating an information configuration device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. Figure 5 The information configuration device 500 shown according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is applied, for example, by the network device base station 102 described with reference to Figure 1 The information configuration device 500 may at least include the following modules.

[0111] A sending module 501, configured to send configuration information to a terminal, where the configuration information is used to determine the association relationship between at least one first channel and a first channel state information report, or the configuration information is used to determine the association relationship between at least one first channel and a first resource.

[0112] Specifically, when the configuration information is channel state information reporting configuration information, the channel state information reporting configuration information indicates a first channel and a second channel for transmitting a first channel state information report; and the channel state information reporting configuration information further indicates at least one reporting quantity and / or at least one reporting reference signal quantity; wherein the first channel is associated with the first reporting quantity and the first reporting reference signal quantity, and the second channel is associated with the second reporting quantity and the second reporting reference signal quantity.

[0113] When the configuration information is first channel configuration information, the first channel configuration information indicates the association relationship between the first channel and a first channel state information report. Among them, the association relationship includes: the first channel is associated with a first channel state information report corresponding to at least one L1-RSRP or at least one L1-SINR report, or a corresponding channel state information reference signal CSI-RS or a synchronization signal block SSB resource; and the first channel configuration information further indicates: a third reporting quantity and a third reporting reference signal quantity, where the third reporting quantity includes at least one of the following: a transmission configuration indication state identifier TCI stateID; and / or a reference signal resource indicator CRI; and / or a synchronization signal block identifier SSBID; and / or L1-RSRP or L1-SINR; or no available reference signal No Candidate RS.

[0114] When the configuration information is second channel configuration information, and the second channel configuration information indicates the association relationship between the first channel and a first channel state information resource configuration, or a channel state information reference signal resource set, or an SSB set, or a channel state information reference signal resource, or an SSB; and the second channel configuration information further indicates: a fourth reporting quantity and a fourth reporting reference signal quantity. Wherein, the fourth reporting quantity includes at least one of the following: a transmission configuration indication state identifier TCI state ID; and / or a reference signal resource indicator CRI; and / or a synchronization signal block identifier SSBID; and / or L1-RSRP or L1-SINR; or no available reference signal No Candidate RS.

[0115] In addition, it may further include:

[0116] A receiving module 502, configured to receive a first channel state information report sent by a terminal via a first channel when the channel state satisfies a first predetermined condition. The first predetermined condition includes at least one of the following: the channel quality of CSI-RS or SSB is less than a threshold value; or the channel quality of the quasi-co-location (QCL) reference signal configured in the TCI state is less than a threshold value; or the optimal CRI or SSBID is different from the last reported one.

[0117] Figure 6 FIG. is a hardware block diagram of a terminal device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The terminal device 600 includes a processor 601, a memory 602, and a communication interface 603. The processor 601, the memory 602, and the communication interface 603 are interconnected via a bus 604.

[0118] The communication interface 603 is configured to perform wireless communication with a network device, and the communication interface 603 may be a communication chip.

[0119] The memory 602 is configured to store computer-readable instructions, and the memory 602 may be implemented by any type of volatile or non-volatile storage device or a combination thereof. The volatile memory may include, for example, random access memory (RAM) and / or cache memory, etc. The non-volatile memory may include, for example, read-only memory (ROM), hard disk, flash memory, optical disc, magnetic disk, etc.

[0120] The processor 601 is configured to run the computer-readable instructions, so that the terminal device 600 executes the information configuration method as described above.

[0121] Figure 7 FIG. is a hardware block diagram of a network device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The network device 700 includes a processor 701, a memory 702, and a communication interface 703. The processor 701, the memory 702, and the communication interface 703 are interconnected via a bus 704.

[0122] The communication interface 703 is configured to perform wireless communication with a terminal device, and the communication interface 703 may be a communication chip.

[0123] The memory 702 is configured to store computer-readable instructions, and the memory 702 may be implemented by any type of volatile or non-volatile storage device or a combination thereof. The volatile memory may include, for example, random access memory (RAM) and / or cache memory, etc. The non-volatile memory may include, for example, read-only memory (ROM), hard disk, flash memory, optical disc, magnetic disk, etc.

[0124] The processor 701 is configured to run the computer-readable instructions, so that the network device 700 executes the information configuration method as described above.

[0125] Figure 8 is a schematic diagram showing a computer program product according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As Figure 8 shown, a computer program product 800 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure stores a computer program 801 thereon. When the computer program 801 is executed by a processor, it executes the information configuration method described with reference to the above drawings. The computer program product includes, but is not limited to, for example, volatile memory and / or non-volatile memory. The volatile memory may include, for example, random access memory (RAM) and / or cache memory, etc. The non-volatile memory may include, for example, read-only memory (ROM), hard disk, flash memory, optical disc, magnetic disk, etc.

[0126] Above, the information configuration method, device, terminal device, and network device according to the embodiments of the present disclosure have been described with reference to the drawings. According to the information configuration method of the embodiments of the present disclosure, by determining the association relationship between at least one channel and channel state information reporting based on the configuration information, or determining the association relationship between at least one channel and resources based on the configuration information, the occupation of channel resources during the beam management process is effectively reduced.

[0127] Those of ordinary skill in the art can realize that the units and algorithm steps of each example described in combination with the embodiments disclosed herein can be implemented by electronic hardware, or by a combination of computer software and electronic hardware. Whether these functions are executed in a hardware or software manner depends on the specific application and design constraints of the technical solution. A professional technician can use different methods to implement the described functions for each specific application, but such implementation should not be considered to exceed the scope of the present disclosure.

[0128] The basic principles of the present disclosure have been described above in combination with specific embodiments. However, it should be noted that the advantages, advantages, effects, etc. mentioned in the present disclosure are only examples and not limitations. It cannot be considered that these advantages, advantages, effects, etc. are essential for each embodiment of the present disclosure. In addition, the above-disclosed specific details are only for the purposes of illustration and easy understanding, rather than limitations. The above details do not limit the present disclosure to necessarily adopt the above specific details for implementation.

[0129] The block diagrams of the devices, apparatuses, equipment, and systems involved in this disclosure are only illustrative examples and are not intended to require or imply that they must be connected, arranged, and configured in the manner shown in the block diagrams. As those skilled in the art will recognize, these devices, apparatuses, equipment, and systems can be connected, arranged, and configured in any manner. Words such as "including", "comprising", "having", etc. are open-ended terms, meaning "including but not limited to", and can be used interchangeably with each other. The words "or" and "and" used herein refer to the phrase "and / or", and can be used interchangeably with it, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. The phrase "such as" used herein refers to the phrase "such as but not limited to", and can be used interchangeably with it.

[0130] In addition, as used herein, the "or" used in the listing of items starting with "at least one" indicates a disjunctive listing. So, for example, the listing of "at least one of A, B, or C" means A or B or C, or AB or AC or BC, or ABC (i.e., A and B and C). Moreover, the term "exemplary" does not mean that the examples described are preferred or better than other examples.

[0131] It should also be noted that in the systems and methods of this disclosure, each component or each step can be decomposed and / or recombined. These decompositions and / or recombinations should be regarded as equivalent solutions of this disclosure.

[0132] Various changes, substitutions, and alterations to the technologies described herein can be made without departing from the teachings defined by the appended claims. Moreover, the scope of the claims of this disclosure is not limited to the specific aspects of the processes, machines, manufactures, compositions of events, means, methods, and acts described above. Current or later-developed processes, machines, manufactures, compositions of events, means, methods, or acts that perform substantially the same function or achieve substantially the same result as the corresponding aspects described herein can be utilized. Thus, the appended claims include such processes, machines, manufactures, compositions of events, means, methods, or acts within their scope.

[0133] The above description of the disclosed aspects is provided to enable any person skilled in the art to make or use this disclosure. Various modifications to these aspects are very obvious to those skilled in the art, and the general principles defined herein can be applied to other aspects without departing from the scope of this disclosure. Therefore, this disclosure is not intended to be limited to the aspects shown herein, but rather to the broadest scope consistent with the principles and novel features disclosed herein.

[0134] The foregoing description has been presented for purposes of illustration and description. In addition, this description is not intended to limit embodiments of the present disclosure to the form disclosed herein. Although several example aspects and embodiments have been discussed above, those skilled in the art will recognize some variations, modifications, alterations, additions, and sub-combinations thereof.

Claims

1. An information configuration method, applied to a terminal, characterized in that, Including: Receiving configuration information sent by a network device, determining an association relationship between at least one first channel and a first channel state information report based on the configuration information, or determining an association relationship between at least one first channel and a first resource based on the configuration information.

2. The information configuration method according to claim 1, wherein: The configuration information is channel state information report configuration information, and the channel state information report configuration information indicates a first channel and a second channel for transmitting the first channel state information report.

3. The information configuration method according to claim 2, wherein: The channel state information report configuration information further indicates at least one reporting amount and / or at least one reporting reference signal quantity.

4. The information configuration method according to claim 3, wherein The first channel is associated with a first reporting amount and a first reporting reference signal quantity, and the second channel is associated with a second reporting amount and a second reporting reference signal quantity.

5. The information configuration method according to claim 1, wherein The configuration information is first channel configuration information, and the first channel configuration information indicates the association relationship between the first channel and the first channel state information report.

6. The information configuration method according to claim 5, characterized in that The association relationship includes: The first channel is associated with the first channel state information report or the corresponding channel state information reference signal CSI-RS or synchronization signal block SSB resource corresponding to at least one of the L1-RSRP or at least one L1-SINR reporting.

7. The information configuration method according to claim 5, characterized in that The first channel configuration information further indicates: a third reporting amount and a third reporting reference signal quantity.

8. The information configuration method according to claim 7, wherein The third reporting amount includes at least one of the following: Transmission Configuration Indicator state identifier TCI state ID; And / or a reference signal resource indicator CRI; And / or a synchronization signal block identifier SSBID; And / or the L1-RSRP or L1-SINR; Or no available reference signal No Candidate RS.

9. The information configuration method according to claim 1, wherein The configuration information is second channel configuration information, and the second channel configuration information indicates the association relationship between the first channel and the first channel state information resource configuration, or a channel state information reference signal resource set, or an SSB set, or a channel state information reference signal, or an SSB.

10. The information configuration method according to claim 9, wherein The second channel configuration information further indicates: a fourth reporting amount and a fourth reporting reference signal quantity.

11. The information configuration method according to claim 10, wherein The fourth reporting amount includes at least one of the following: Transmission Configuration Indicator state identifier TCI state ID; And / or a reference signal resource indicator CRI; And / or a synchronization signal block identifier SSBID; And / or the L1-RSRP or L1-SINR; Or no available reference signal No Candidate RS.

12. The information configuration method according to any one of claims 1-11, characterized in that, The method further includes: When the channel state meets a first predetermined condition, sending the first channel state information report to the network device via the first channel.

13. The information configuration method according to claim 12, wherein The first predetermined condition includes at least one of the following: The channel quality of the CSI-RS or SSB is less than a threshold value; Or the channel quality of the quasi-co-location QCL reference signal configured in the TCI state is less than a threshold value; Or the best CRI or SSBID is different from the last reported one.

14. An information configuration method, applied to a network device, characterized in that, Including: Send configuration information to a terminal, where the configuration information is used to determine the association relationship between at least one first channel and the first channel state information report, or the configuration information is used to determine the association relationship between at least one first channel and a first resource.

15. The information configuration method according to claim 14, wherein the configuration information is channel state information report configuration information, and the channel state information report configuration information indicates a first channel and a second channel for transmitting the first channel state information report.

16. The information configuration method according to claim 15, wherein the channel state information report configuration information further indicates at least one reporting amount and / or at least one reporting reference signal quantity.

17. The information configuration method according to claim 16, characterized in that The first channel is associated with a first reporting amount and a first reporting reference signal quantity, and the second channel is associated with a second reporting amount and a second reporting reference signal quantity.

18. The information configuration method according to claim 14, characterized in that, The configuration information is first channel configuration information, and the first channel configuration information indicates the association relationship between the first channel and the first channel state information report.

19. The information configuration method according to claim 18, wherein The association relationship includes: The first channel is associated with the first channel state information report corresponding to at least one of the L1-RSRP or at least one L1-SINR reporting, or the corresponding channel state information reference signal CSI-RS or the synchronization signal block SSB resource.

20. The information configuration method according to claim 18, characterized in that, The first channel configuration information further indicates: a third reporting amount and a third reporting reference signal quantity.

21. The information configuration method according to claim 20, wherein, The third reporting amount includes at least one of the following: Transmission Configuration Indicator state identifier TCI state ID; and / or a Channel Resource Indicator CRI; and / or a Synchronization Signal Block identifier SSBID; and / or the L1-RSRP or L1-SINR; or No Candidate RS (no available reference signal).

22. The information configuration method according to claim 14, wherein The configuration information is second channel configuration information, and the second channel configuration information indicates the association relationship between the first channel and the first channel state information resource configuration, or the channel state information reference signal resource set, or the SSB set, or the channel state information reference signal resource, or the SSB.

23. The information configuration method according to claim 22, wherein The second channel configuration information further indicates: a fourth reporting amount and a fourth reporting reference signal quantity.

24. The information configuration method according to claim 23, wherein The fourth reporting amount includes at least one of the following: Transmission Configuration Indicator state identifier TCI state ID; and / or a Channel Resource Indicator CRI; and / or a Synchronization Signal Block identifier SSBID; and / or the L1-RSRP or L1-SINR; or No Candidate RS (no available reference signal).

25. The information configuration method according to any one of claims 14-24, characterized in that, The method further includes: When the channel state meets a first predetermined condition, receive, via the first channel, the first channel state information report sent by the terminal.

26. The information configuration method according to claim 25, characterized in that The first predetermined condition includes at least one of the following: The channel quality of the CSI-RS or SSB is less than a threshold value; or the channel quality of the quasi-co-location QCL reference signal configured in the TCI state is less than a threshold value; or the best CRI or SSBID is different from the previous report.

27. An information configuration device, applied to a terminal, characterized in that including: A receiving module, configured to receive configuration information sent by a network device; A determining module, configured to determine an association relationship between at least one first channel and a first channel state information report based on the configuration information, or determine an association relationship between at least one first channel and a first resource based on the configuration information.

28. An information configuration device, applied to a network device, characterized in that Comprising: A sending module, configured to send configuration information to a terminal, where the configuration information is used to determine an association relationship between at least one first channel and a first channel state information report, or the configuration information is used to determine an association relationship between at least one first channel and a first resource.

29. A terminal device, characterized in that, Comprising: A communication interface, configured to perform wireless communication with a network device; A memory, configured to store computer-readable instructions; And A processor, configured to run the computer-readable instructions, so that the terminal device executes the information configuration method according to any one of claims 1 to 13.

30. A network device, characterized in that, Comprising: A communication interface, configured to perform wireless communication with a terminal device; A memory, configured to store computer-readable instructions; And A processor, configured to run the computer-readable instructions, so that the network device executes the information configuration method according to any one of claims 14 to 26.

31. A computer program product, comprising a computer program, characterized in that, When the computer program is executed by a processor, it implements the information configuration method according to any one of claims 1 to 26.

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